(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The epidemic situation in Anhui Province has further improved, and Haikou City has implemented 7-day temporary control

  China News Agency, Beijing, July 9th. Comprehensive news: China's National Health Commission announced on the 9th that there were 112 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 8th, including 45 imported cases and 67 local cases.

There were 343 new asymptomatic infections, of which 39 were imported from abroad and 304 were local.

No new deaths were reported.

  As of 24:00 on the 8th, there are 938 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 5,226 deaths, and a total of 226,509 confirmed cases.

There are 379 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 19,682 confirmed cases and no deaths.

  The epidemic situation of 11 existing high-risk areas in Shanghai and Anhui has further improved

  According to official reports, the number of new local infections in mainland China on the 8th was basically the same as the previous day, but the scope of infection was further expanded, involving 13 provinces.

Among them, 67 local confirmed cases came from 11 provinces. In addition to Anhui (25 cases) and Shanghai (11 cases), 9 provinces including Guangdong, Beijing, and Fujian added single digits each; 304 local asymptomatic infections Example, also from 11 provinces, of which 5 provinces reached double digits or above: 114 cases in Anhui, 71 cases in Jiangsu, 48 cases in Shanghai, 45 cases in Shandong, and 18 cases in Fujian.

  On the 8th, Shanghai added 11 new local confirmed cases and 48 asymptomatic infections, of which 1 confirmed case was found in social screening.

The office of the city's leading group for epidemic prevention and control announced that on July 9, Shanghai once again adjusted the risk level of some regions.

Up to now, there are 11 high-risk areas in Shanghai.

  Anhui Province reported 139 new local infections on the 8th (25 confirmed cases and 114 asymptomatic cases), the lowest in the past 7 days.

From June 26 to July 8, Anhui Province reported a total of 1,716 local infections (348 confirmed cases and 1,368 asymptomatic cases), of which more than 90% were in Si County, Suzhou City.

  Suzhou City announced on the 9th that as of 9:00 on the same day, the results of a new round of regional nucleic acid testing in Si County and Lingbi County in the city showed that the social situation in the two counties was zero that day, and the social situation was kept to zero for two consecutive days. The results were further consolidated.

  Guangzhou adds 6 local infections, Haikou City implements 7-day temporary control

  On the 8th, Guangdong Province added 6 local confirmed cases (5 in Guangzhou and 1 in Maoming) and 2 asymptomatic infections (1 in Guangzhou and 1 in Shenzhen).

The Guangzhou Municipal Health and Health Commission notified on the 9th that of the 6 new cases of local infection in the city that day, 5 cases were relatives, and they returned to Guangzhou on the evening of July 5 after traveling by car in other places, and 1 case was a couple infected neighbors.

  According to the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the genetic testing results of the epidemic in the city showed that it was a variant of Omicron BA.2.3, which was not the same as the genetic sequencing results of previous infected persons in Guangdong Province.

Combined with the results of epidemiological investigations, the outbreak should be caused by the accidental exposure of several infected persons during their self-driving travel in other places.

Although the cases were detected in a relatively timely manner, the possibility of subsequent infections cannot be ruled out.

  It is also reported that a new confirmed case in Maoming City was found in the investigation of close contacts of the Guangzhou case.

One new case of local asymptomatic infection was found in Shenzhen during the routine inspection of key personnel.

  Haikou City reported on the 9th that 4 cases of positive infection were found in the city that day, all of whom were colleagues. On June 30, they were on the same ship as the nucleic acid positive person reported by Guangzhou City on July 8.

In order to further reduce the flow of people and reduce the risk of cross-infection, Haikou City decided to implement 7-day temporary control measures from 18:00 on July 9.

  Most of the infected people in Linyi, Shandong are students. There have been more than 70 cases of infection in Ningde, Fujian.

  Linyi City, Shandong Province reported on the 9th that 45 new local asymptomatic infections have been reported in the city on the 8th. Since July 6, 120 positive cases have been reported, all of which are asymptomatic infections.

The gene sequencing results of the cases that have been completed so far show that the viruses in this round of epidemics in the city are all evolutionary branches of the Omicron variant strain BA.2.2.

The infected persons were all found in the key control groups, the personnel groups were relatively concentrated, the transmission chain was relatively clear, and the epidemic situation was generally controllable.

  According to the official flow survey information, students accounted for nearly 70% of all infected people in this round of epidemic in Linyi City.

It is reported that Linyi City has set up a special class for epidemic prevention and control in schools for the first time, and has made every effort to make emergency response.

  Ningde City, Fujian Province added 2 local confirmed cases and 12 asymptomatic infections on the 8th. Since July 3, Ningde City has reported 72 local infections (15 confirmed cases and 57 asymptomatic cases, all in Xiapu). county).

According to reports, the outbreak in Ningde Xiapu was imported by offshore operators and overseas personnel.

  On the 8th, Zhangzhou City and Putian City, Fujian Province added 4 and 3 new local infections, respectively.

According to official reports, the newly infected people in Zhangzhou are all close contacts of asymptomatic infected people (with a history of living in Xiapu County, Ningde City) reported on July 6.

The newly infected people in Putian City are foreign (returned) people from Putian.

  Wuxi epidemic prevention and control achieved phased results, Hangzhou epidemic was imported from other provinces and cities

  Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province added 6 local confirmed cases and 44 asymptomatic infections on the 8th. The current round of epidemic has reported a total of 17 local confirmed cases and 305 asymptomatic infections.

According to reports, the nucleic acid test of all the city's staff on the 8th found no social positive infection, and the epidemic disposal has achieved phased results.

  Xuzhou is another key area of ​​the current round of the epidemic in Jiangsu Province.

On the 8th, the city added 1 local confirmed case and 27 asymptomatic infections, all of which were found from centralized isolation points and key control areas.

In recent days, the newly infected people in Xuzhou are all from centralized isolation points and key control areas, and the social risks are controllable.

  Hangzhou City announced on the 9th that from 0:00 on the 8th to 9:00 on the 9th, there were 1 new local confirmed case and 1 asymptomatic infection in Hangzhou, all of whom came to Hangzhou from other provinces.

According to the results of epidemiological investigation and viral gene sequencing results, the above two infected persons have no epidemiological connection, belong to different transmission chains, and are imported from other provinces and cities.

Due to the relatively early detection of cases, the epidemic can be brought under control quickly when risk personnel are quickly controlled and controlled.

  On the 8th, Gansu Province added 4 local confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection, all in Lanzhou City.

As of 10:00 on the 9th, Lanzhou has reported a total of 6 local confirmed cases and 2 asymptomatic infections.

It is reported that the first positive infected person in Lanzhou's epidemic was found in routine nucleic acid testing of key personnel, and the rest of the infected persons were all related personnel.

At present, relevant departments are making every effort to trace the source of the infection, and the gene sequencing work is also in progress.

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