China News Service, Xi'an, March 8th (Mei Yilong and Gaocheng) "The number of confirmed cases in this round of epidemic in Shaanxi has reached 17, of which 2 were people who came to Shaanxi with the same flight, and 13 were infected in close contact with the same restaurant and hotel. , and then spread to 2 family members, sharing meals together has become the main mode of transmission of this round of epidemics, and restaurants have become the main transmission places." Zhang Yi, director of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Institute of the Shaanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the 8th.

　　On the same day, the Information Office of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government held the 47th press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, introducing the recent epidemic prevention and control work in Shaanxi Province.

　　On March 5, since Xi'an reported the first local epidemic, as of 8:00 on the 8th, Shaanxi Province has reported a total of 17 confirmed cases, including 15 in Xi'an, 1 in Baoji, and 1 in Hanzhong.

In addition, as of 12:00 on the 8th, there are still 6 cases of positive screening for review (all in Baoji City).

　　It is understood that the first and second cases of this round of epidemic in Shaanxi Province were people who came to Xi'an on business from other provinces on March 1st on flight MU2226. It is highly homologous to the local cases reported by other provinces on March 1, 2022.

　　Ma Guanghui, deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial Health and Health Commission, said that although the source and chain of transmission of the current round of epidemic are relatively clear, the evolutionary branch of the BA. Case reports have been reported for at least three generations, and spread to Xi'an, Baoji, Hanzhong, and Shanxi Province in Shaanxi Province. The risk of subsequent cluster epidemics is high, and the task of prevention and control is very arduous.

　　It is reported that as of 12:00 on the 8th, Shaanxi has controlled 4,922 close contacts and 11,791 sub-close contacts, with a total of 16,713 people, both of which have been put under control.

Except for 1 person who actively sought medical treatment, all the confirmed infected persons were found in close contact and sub-close contact.

In addition, at present, Xi'an City has designated 8 medium-risk areas, and the city has closed (managed) 201 high-risk places with a total of 85,889 people.

1,641 high-risk places have been sterilized and disinfected, with an accumulative sterilization area of ​​4,205,400 square meters.

　　Ma Guanghui said that in the next step, Shaanxi will further increase its efforts to achieve rapid flow adjustment, rapid management and control, rapid detection, and rapid co-investigation, and strive to achieve "social zero" in the shortest time, and make every effort to ensure the safety of the social and economic situation in Shaanxi Province. smooth.

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