(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) In principle, personnel from the risk areas of Beijing cold chain related epidemic spillovers will not be in Beijing

　　China News Service, Beijing, January 23 (Reporter Du Yan) From January 15 to 16:00 on January 23, Beijing reported a total of 43 local new coronary pneumonia cases, of which 37 cases were related to cold chain items or related practitioners. .

Beijing officials said that risk personnel should be managed and controlled on the spot to prevent risk spillover, and personnel in risk areas should not be in Beijing in principle.

　　This is what the reporter learned from the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia in Beijing held on the 23rd.

　　Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the press conference that since January 15, as of 16:00 on January 23, Beijing has reported a total of 43 local cases.

　　She said that the current round of the epidemic is currently two relatively clear transmission chains, namely the Omicron variant-associated epidemic and the Delta variant-associated epidemic.

　　Among them, the epidemic associated with the Omicron variant is generally stable, and the new cases are all from the controlled population, and the risk of community transmission is limited; a total of 6 cases have been reported, all of which are confirmed cases, all of which are mild.

The epidemic associated with the delta variant is currently in the developing stage, and the transmission chain is basically clear. All cases have been found to be directly or indirectly related to cold chain items or related practitioners; a total of 37 cases have been reported, 27 confirmed cases and 10 asymptomatic infections. .

　　According to reports from relevant departments in Shandong and Shanxi, there are currently cases in Jinan, Liaocheng, and Datong, Shanxi, which are related to the epidemic in Beijing Fengtai cold chain.

　　Xu Hejian, a spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Government, said at the press conference that risk personnel should be managed and controlled on the spot, and those who have left Beijing should be spread to other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities as soon as possible to prevent risk spillovers.

In principle, personnel in risk areas are not allowed to go to Beijing.

　　"At present, the epidemic situation in Beijing is severe and complex, and prevention and control work cannot tolerate any hesitation." He said that Beijing should expand the closure (control) area, strengthen epidemic prevention management, and strictly observe measures at home.

At the same time, do a good job in providing service guarantees for residents within the scope of closure (management) and control to meet medical and living needs.

　　He pointed out that Beijing should further strengthen the inspection of the whole chain of cold chain goods, find out the flow of epidemic-related goods and seal them up in time, and trace them back to the end of the cold chain such as supermarkets and farmers markets.

Improve cold chain food management measures, and severely punish illegal business operations in accordance with the law.

　　Xu Hejian said that Fengtai District is currently a key area for epidemic prevention and control in Beijing, and nucleic acid testing of all employees must be promoted quickly and orderly.

　　From 6:00 on January 23, Beijing's Fengtai District has started nucleic acid testing in the entire district, setting up 1,073 sampling points, most of which are in residential areas, so that residents can be tested near their doorsteps.

　　Bo Lan, deputy head of Fengtai District, Beijing, said at the press conference that the entire Fengtai District has been identified as a prevention area, various epidemic prevention measures have been strengthened, gathering activities have been suspended, and the full load rate of rail transit and ground buses has been adjusted to 75%. Special institutions and places are closed for management, and various medical institutions at all levels implement various measures such as pre-examination and triage, hospital infection prevention and control.

　　At the same time, Fengtai District comprehensively investigated the cold chain food business enterprises and cold storage operators in the whole district, quickly carried out the whole chain inspection of cold chain goods, sealed up the epidemic-related goods on site, and carried out in-depth investigation of the flow of the sold goods to ensure all traces. in place.

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