China News Service, Heihe, February 9 (Reporter Wang Lin) On the evening of the 8th, Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The results showed that it was a variant of Omicron, and there was a certain risk of spread and spillover.
As of 24:00 on February 7, there were 7 cases of local asymptomatic infection in Aihui District of Heihe City. They are now in the isolation ward of the designated hospital, and the provincial treatment experts have remote consultation and oral traditional Chinese medicine treatment. The current condition of the patients is stable.
Corresponding isolation control measures have been implemented for the close and sub-close contacts identified, and the environmental collection results in the living areas of asymptomatic infected persons and the main activity venues are all negative.
At present, a total of 3 buildings in Aihui District of Heihe City have been adjusted to medium-risk areas.
Local railways, highways, and flights are only allowed in and out. Strict traffic control is implemented in urban areas to block the spread of the epidemic to rural areas and other surrounding areas. Except for emergency and daily necessities, all transportation vehicles will be suspended.
Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province is a border town in China adjacent to Russia. According to the latest research and judgment of the National Health and Health Commission of China, the virus sequence results of the infected person show that it is a variant of Omicron. This round of epidemic is a local epidemic caused by a new overseas import source. There are many activities before the infected person is controlled, and there is a certain risk of spread and spillover.
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