(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Local cases in three places in Yunnan are all border counties and cities
China News Agency, Kunming, February 18 (Reporter Hu Yuanhang) Following the local confirmed cases in Malipo County on the Sino-Vietnamese border and Ruili City on the Sino-Myanmar border, another local case appeared in another border county in Yunnan.
The Yunnan Provincial Health Commission reported on the 18th that on February 17, Hekou County found a local confirmed case among the active nucleic acid testing personnel.
The report shows that from 0 to 24:00 on February 17, 3 new confirmed cases were confirmed in Yunnan Province, including 2 imported from abroad (1 in Myanmar and 1 in Thailand), and 1 in the mainland (Hekou County was found in the active nucleic acid testing personnel. ); 7 new cases of local asymptomatic infections (2 cases were found in the close contact investigation in Hekou County, 3 cases were found in the close contacts in the centralized isolation point in Ruili City, and in the routine screening of personnel applying for the centralized isolation point in Ruili) 1 case was found, and 1 case was found among close contacts in the centralized isolation point in Malipo County).
As of 24:00 on February 17, there were 30 confirmed cases in Yunnan Province, 1,864 cured and discharged cases, 2 deaths, and 1,896 reported confirmed cases. A total of 38,248 close contacts have been traced, and they are still in medical condition. 440 close contacts were observed.
The reporter learned that on the 17th, the Yunnan Provincial People's Government held a video scheduling meeting for epidemic prevention and control in the province, emphasizing the need to adhere to the combination of "blocking, clearing, preventing, protecting, and carrying", and solidly and deeply carry out the 100-day consolidation and improvement of epidemic prevention and control. , to build a strict line of defense of "foreign defense against import, internal defense against rebound, and strict prevention of external rumors", and firmly guard the southwest gate of the motherland.
At present, the genetic sequencing of confirmed cases in Ruili City is in progress; 154 close and sub-close contacts have been screened and quarantined in the local area; on February 16, a round of nucleic acid testing has been carried out for all staff in Jiegao District, and the results are all negative.
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