(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Zhejiang Ningbo has reported a total of 28 local confirmed cases, all of which are Omicron variant strains

  China News Service, Ningbo, April 13 (Reporter Lin Bo) On April 13, the reporter learned from the latest news conference on epidemic prevention and control in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province that from 0:00 on April 6 to 19:00 on April 13, the city's cumulative report There are 28 local confirmed cases and 4 asymptomatic infections.

More than 90% of the cases are mild or positive asymptomatic, without severe or critical illness, and all patients are stable or recovering.

  Yi Bo, deputy director and chief physician of Ningbo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that combined with epidemiological investigations and gene sequence analysis, the current transmission chain in the city is relatively clear. It was first introduced to Ningbo City by large truck drivers from Zhejiang Province (Ningbo for short). , and entered the community through occult transmission when staying in the high-speed service area. The cases found in Haishu District, Yinzhou District, and Jiangbei District are related to this chain of transmission.

  According to the gene sequencing results of the disease control department, the current round of outbreaks in Ningbo are all mutant strains of Omicron. Compared with the delta strain, the virus has stronger infectivity, faster spread, and more insidious spread. .

The Yunnan vegetable unloading connection scene entering the Ningbo Vegetable Wholesale Market.

Photo by Liu Fuqing

  Since April 12, Ningbo University has added 1 newly screened positive case, and Zhejiang Wanli University has added 2 newly screened positive cases.

  The Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Education launched emergency response immediately, implemented control measures in the territory and schools, closed-loop transfer of infected persons to designated hospitals, organized and carried out close-contact and sub-close contact personnel investigations, as well as flow traceability, nucleic acid testing, isolation control and other work.

  At present, 153 personnel of Ningbo University have been controlled, and 3,366 personnel of Zhejiang Wanli College have been transferred in a closed loop. Both schools have implemented static management.

  According to Ye Wentao, deputy director of the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Commerce, since the outbreak of the epidemic in the city, according to the monitoring of the six major supermarkets in Ningbo, the supermarkets have sufficient and stable stocks, among which the stocks of rice, edible oil, instant noodles and mineral water are 3,388 tons, 85,000 boxes, 81,000 boxes, and 171,000 boxes. "The city-level live pig reserve is 30,000, the frozen pork reserve is 6,000 tons, and the vegetable reserve is 5,000 tons. The supply of vegetables and pork is stable and the channels are smooth."

  At present, Ningbo Agricultural and Sideline Products Logistics Center has signed joint insurance agreements with 12 national supply guarantee bases and four primary wholesale markets including Shouguang in Shandong and Lanzhou in Gansu. Tons of non-local meat and vegetables arrived in Ningbo, stabilizing the "basic plate" of Ningbo's "vegetable basket" supply.

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