(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hohhot has 146 confirmed cases in 1 high-risk area
China News Service, Hohhot, February 20 (Reporter Li Aiping) The press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hohhot was held here on the afternoon of the 20th. 60 new confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia were reported.
As of 14:00 on February 20, the city has reported a total of 146 confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia in this round of epidemic.
According to official reports, most of the newly confirmed cases in this round of the epidemic were found in nucleic acid tests of quarantined control personnel, and the number of positive cases found in the society was gradually decreasing.
Wang Dawei, deputy director of the Hohhot Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that at present, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council has sent a working group to Hohhot to guide the epidemic prevention and control work. Carrying out medical treatment work, various prevention and control and medical treatment work are being carried out in an orderly manner.
At present, all confirmed cases are receiving isolation and treatment at the designated hospital of the Fourth Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. After consultation with experts, 38 cases are common, 106 are mild, and 2 are severe.
The Hohhot Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters decided to adjust Geben Village, Shangtuhai Township, Wuchuan County to a high-risk area from 9:00 on February 19, 2022, and 17 communities including Haoqinying Village, Genghis Khan Street, Xincheng District, The village was adjusted to a medium-risk area, and 32 buildings, areas, and villages, including Block D of Nailun International, Zhongshan East Road Street, Xincheng District, were designated as closed and controlled areas.
After the adjustment, the city now has 1 high-risk area, 23 medium-risk areas, and 32 closed and controlled areas.
As of 14:00 on February 20, 2022, a total of 3,290 close contacts and 2,014 secondary close contacts have been identified in this round of the epidemic in the city, and control measures have been implemented as required.
For key groups of people found in the convection investigation who are not in the municipal area, timely push regional assistance investigation information to prevent the spread and spread of the epidemic.
As of 14:00 on February 20, a total of 381 regional assistance letters have been sent.
Under the epidemic, the supply of important livelihood commodities such as grain, oil, vegetables, and meat in Hohhot is abundant, with smooth channels, rich varieties, and relatively stable prices.
According to the deployment arrangement of Hohhot Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, from 9:00 on February 21, 2022 to 9:00 on February 22, the city will start the third round of nucleic acid testing.
The detection range is Tuzuo Banner, Tuo County, Helin County, Qingshuihe County, Wuchuan County, Xincheng District, Huimin District, Yuquan District, Saihan District, and Economic and Technological Development Zone. The sampling time ends at 15:00 on February 21. The results will be released before 9:00 on February 22.
This round of nucleic acid testing plans to set up more than 2,200 sampling points.
According to the official report, the gene sequencing result of the current round of epidemic in Hohhot is a delta variant, which is a local epidemic caused by a new overseas import source.
At present, the epidemic is still in the early stage, the number of cases is increasing rapidly, and there are clustered epidemics in crowded places such as wedding banquets and work units, and there is a certain risk of community transmission and spillover.
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