China News Service, Hangzhou, April 23 (Zhang Yuhuan, Cui Qianxian) On the 23rd, the reporter learned from the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hangzhou that as of 18:00 on the 23rd, a total of positives were found in the "04.19" Hangzhou Gongshu epidemic. There are 98 infected people, including 21 confirmed cases and 77 asymptomatic infections.

There have been 16 family cluster outbreaks in this round of the epidemic.

At present, the source of infection is not clear, but the chain of transmission is relatively clear, and there is a possibility of further spread of the epidemic.

  The trajectory of some infected people involves dense places such as school vegetable farms

  Wang Xuchu, member of the party committee and deputy director of the Hangzhou Municipal Health and Health Commission, introduced at the press conference that from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 23rd, Hangzhou reported 2 new confirmed cases, both in Gongshu District; 13 new cases of asymptomatic infections, Among them, there were 8 cases in Gongshu District, 4 cases in Linping District, and 1 case in Xihu District.

  As of 18:00 on the 23rd, a total of 98 positive infections were found in the "04.19" Hangzhou Gongshu epidemic, including 21 confirmed cases and 77 asymptomatic infections.

The distribution of positive infections was as follows: 73 cases in Gongshu District, 15 cases in Linping District, 5 cases in Xihu District, 3 cases in Shangcheng District, and 2 cases in Yuhang District.

  He said that there have been 16 family cluster outbreaks in this round of the epidemic, involving 48 infected people.

Among them, 2 dinner-related outbreaks involved 16 infected people, and 2 school cluster outbreaks involved 13 infected people.

  At present, the source of infection of this round of epidemic is still unclear, but the chain of transmission is relatively clear.

"From the perspective of epidemiology, there has been a certain degree of hidden transmission after the source of infection was introduced into the community, and the trajectory of some positive infected persons involved schools, hospitals, supermarkets, vegetable farms, companies and other places with relatively dense crowds, and the epidemic has further spread. possible." Wang Xuchu said.

Nucleic acid testing was carried out in an orderly manner in Banshan Street, Gongshu District, Hangzhou.

Photo courtesy of Banshan Street

  Implement secondary responses in multiple places to carry out three-day nucleic acid testing

  Wang Xuchu introduced that in order to break the chain of transmission of the epidemic as soon as possible, Hangzhou City has decided to start the whole district of Gongshu District, Chongxian Street, Tangqi Town, Xingqiao Street in Linping District, and Dinglan Street in Shangcheng District from the 23rd. Implement secondary emergency response, strictly implement various control measures, and conduct nucleic acid testing for all staff for three days.

It is required to stop all non-essential gathering activities in this area to prevent the further spread of the epidemic.

  Bao Xiaodong, deputy head of Gongshu District, said at the press conference that since April 19, the current round of epidemic cases has grown rapidly, is highly contagious, spreads fast, and the transmission process is hidden. Fu, Dongxin and other streets.

As of the morning of the 23rd, the district has successfully completed nucleic acid sampling for more than 1.1 million people.

  He said that although the current epidemic situation is severe, it is generally controllable.

"Although we have a large number of confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections recently, the growth trend has shown a slowing trend. From the perspective of detection methods, infected people have also changed from passive detection to active screening. Most were found in centralized isolation points and containment control areas."

  In terms of supply guarantee, 29 qualified supermarkets and farmers' markets in Gongshu District are currently operating normally.

Bao Xiaodong said that if conditions permit, the district plans to open some convenience stores in the next step to facilitate people to purchase at home.

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