China News Service, Beijing, February 16 (Zhang Yilin) ​​After the Spring Festival, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has shown a multi-point spread. Recently, the epidemic situation in Jiangsu, Liaoning, Guangdong, Inner Mongolia and other places has attracted attention.

At the time of returning to work after the Spring Festival and the spring school season, the epidemic prevention and control measures have been further upgraded in many places.

The picture shows medical staff conducting nucleic acid sampling.

Photo by Wang Weichen

The spread of the epidemic is now in Jiangsu and Liaoning, and the epidemic is attracting attention


　　According to the National Health Commission, on February 15, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 102 new confirmed cases, including 46 local cases; 28 new asymptomatic infections, of which local 5 cases.

　　In the early morning of the 16th, the last medium-risk area in Beijing was downgraded, and the whole city was a low-risk area.

However, the spread of the epidemic in Guangxi, Jiangsu, Liaoning and other places has once again attracted people's attention.

　　On the 15th, Guangxi added 2 local confirmed cases, all reported by Baise; Guangdong added 3 local confirmed cases, all reported from Shenzhen.

　　On the 15th, Manzhouli City, Inner Mongolia actively screened 2 people who were positive for the new coronavirus nucleic acid test during the nucleic acid testing process of "exhaustive inspection" personnel, and then screened 3 cases of nucleic acid positive people based on epidemiological information.

The information released shows that the confirmed cases are a family of five.

　　On the 15th, Huludao City, Liaoning Province added 15 new confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia.

　　There were 19 new local confirmed cases and 3 new local asymptomatic infections in Jiangsu, involving Suzhou, Nantong and Wuxi.

On the 16th, Jiangsu and Suzhou adjusted the risk level area twice, and 13 places were adjusted to the medium risk area.

On February 11, the Reclining Buddha Temple Village in Jinxing Town was undergoing nucleic acid testing at the Cultural Plaza.

Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Huludao Municipal Party Committee

Jiangsu, Liaoning and other places upgrade prevention and control measures

　　So far, Suzhou-related cases have appeared in Wuxi, Nantong and other places.

At a press conference held in Suzhou City on the 14th, it was reported that the current preliminary analysis result of the virus is a variant of Omicron, and the related full-gene sequencing and comparison work is in progress, and it will take a certain amount of time.

　　At present, the epidemic is spreading in many places, and the prevention and control measures in some areas have been upgraded.

　　According to the Suzhou New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Joint Prevention and Control Headquarters, starting from the 16th, Suzhou has closed 18 new highway entrances.

Passengers who leave Suzhou via railway passenger transport must provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours.

　　Suzhou City also issued a notice on the 14th that it will comprehensively strengthen social control and cancel all kinds of public gathering activities in the city; cinemas, chess and card rooms, Internet cafes, KTVs, game halls, bars and other closed places are temporarily closed.

　　In addition, many places have proposed not to leave the market when it is not necessary to prevent spillover risks.

For example, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia issued an announcement on the 16th, asking the general public not to leave Hohhot unless it is necessary. If you really need to leave, you must hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours.

　　Suizhong County, Huludao, Liaoning Province implements the policy of "do not leave Sui if it is not necessary, and do not return to Sui if it is not necessary". Those who really need to leave Sui must hold a 24-hour nucleic acid test negative certificate and an approval certificate from the relevant local department.

　　In addition to Suizhong County, Huludao City implements "non-essential not leaving Hulu". If you really need to travel, you must hold a 24-hour nucleic acid test negative certificate. At the same time, it is recommended to take the initiative to report to the territory and the destination village (community).

A student in Zhejiang takes a temperature measurement before entering the school (data map).

Photo by Tong Xiaoyu

Postponement of nucleic acid testing for the start of school

Ensuring the safety of teachers and students returning to school

　　The winter vacation is coming to an end, and universities, primary and secondary schools, and kindergartens in various places will usher in the spring semester. Education departments and colleges and universities have proposed to suspend the start of school and conduct regular nucleic acid testing to ensure the safety of teachers and students.

　　The Ministry of Education issued a notice a few days ago, deploying local education departments and universities to scientifically and accurately do a good job in epidemic prevention and control in the spring semester of 2022 to ensure a safe start of school.

The notice requires strict implementation of normalized epidemic prevention and control measures.

With the support of the local epidemic prevention and control leading group (command), the nucleic acid testing system for teachers, students and employees will be carried out on a regular basis for all or a certain proportion of the staff.

　　Some regions have also proposed to carry out nucleic acid testing on campuses on a regular basis.

Ningxia proposed that starting from the spring semester of 2022, counties (cities, districts) should organize the first round of sampling as soon as possible according to the school reopening situation in their jurisdictions, and then carry out testing once a month.

　　In addition, many places have proposed to delay the start of school in the spring.

For example, on the 14th, Suzhou, Jiangsu proposed to suspend the opening of primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in the city, and all offline training institutions should be suspended.

　　Some colleges and universities have also proposed to postpone the start of the semester.

A number of colleges and universities in Beijing have released arrangements for the start of the 2022 spring semester and their return to school, clearly delaying the time for students to return to school. Students will conduct online learning after the start of school, and organize students to return to school in batches in accordance with the principle of "phases and batches, staggered times and peaks".

　　Soochow University issued a notice stating that students in the spring semester will be postponed to return to campus, and all students will not be allowed to return to campus in advance.

Online teaching will start on February 21.

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