China News Service, Shanghai, March 23 (Reporter Chen Jing) The reporter learned on the 23rd that Shanghai added 4 local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 977 local asymptomatic infections on the 22nd, adding 4 new medium-risk areas.
From 0:00 on the 23rd to 24:00 on the 24th, Shanghai "shrinked the encirclement", demarcated some streets and towns, and carried out another nucleic acid screening.
At the press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in Shanghai held on the 23rd, Wu Jinglei, director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, said that Shanghai will adhere to scientific precision and dynamic clearing, focusing on the shortcomings found in the continuous progress of epidemic prevention and control. Weaknesses, strengthen epidemic prevention and control in key places, strengthen epidemic monitoring and early warning, continuously consolidate and improve prevention and control measures, weave a dense prevention and control network, and curb the spread of the epidemic as soon as possible.
Wu Jinglei revealed that the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council sent an inspection team to 10 provinces and cities to carry out inspections.
Under the strong guidance and support of the inspection team, Shanghai will further strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic in a strict and meticulous manner, and resolutely win the battle against the epidemic.
It is reported that among the 4 confirmed cases, 1 was found in the nucleic acid screening of relevant risk groups.
Among the 977 asymptomatic infections, 886 were found in closed-loop isolation control, and 91 were found in nucleic acid screening of relevant risk groups.
981 positive infected persons have been closed-loop transferred to the designated hospital for COVID-19 in Shanghai for isolation treatment or isolation medical observation. The current condition is stable.
From now on, Shanghai will set No. 6, Lane 411, Pengfei Road, Beicai Town, Pudong New Area, Chaizhong Villager Group of Zengjian Village, Jiangqiao Town, Jiading District, Group 8 of Xujing Village, Meilong Town, Minhang District, and 15th queue of Xingang Village, Changxing Town, Chongming District Risk areas, these relevant areas have implemented control measures.
Wu Jinglei said that the number of positive infections has remained high in the past few days.
At present, Shanghai is indeed facing the most severe and complex challenge of the epidemic situation since the normalization of prevention and control.
After the last round of nucleic acid screening in key areas and non-key areas, Shanghai, based on the analysis and judgment of the test results, demarcates some streets and towns, and conducts another nucleic acid screening.
Relevant departments will carry out follow-up nucleic acid screening and control work step by step according to the "street town-community-building".
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