On April 14, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
Gu Haidong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Government, announced:
In Zhangjiagang, a cluster of epidemics has occurred recently. A furniture factory in Tangqiao Town has spread among employees and their families. In Suzhou, Xiangcheng, and industrial parks, positive infections have been found in social screening, especially In the area around the railway station in Gusu District, there have been many cases of positive infection among the temporary people who came to Suzhou from other provinces and cities, and the risk of hidden transmission is high.
In view of the above situation, in order to effectively stop the spread of the epidemic, quickly cut off the transmission chain, reduce the risk of epidemic transmission, and effectively protect the lives and health of the general public, Suzhou City has adjusted and upgraded some control measures in a timely manner, and some areas have strictly implemented differences in classification and zoning. Static management will be implemented, and qualified enterprises and social organizations will be encouraged to work from home. All gathering activities except to ensure the life of citizens and the basic operation of the city will be canceled, and the supply of living materials for residents will be fully guaranteed.
The purpose of these measures is to further slow down, calm down and stop the city, so as to curb the spread of the epidemic as soon as possible.
(Headquarters reporter Yang Guang and Wu Rui)