China News Service, Chengdu, July 17 (Reporter He Shaoqing) A press conference on the prevention and control of the epidemic in Chengdu was held on the 17th.

Fan Shuangfeng, director of the Emergency Office of the Chengdu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, reminded at the press conference that the current round of the epidemic in Chengdu is spreading rapidly, and the cases have the ability to spread within a short period of time after being exposed to infection.

In summer, air conditioners are often used in hot weather, which makes it easy to catch cold and catch a cold.

Be sure to take precautions and go to a nearby fever clinic to see a doctor in a standardized manner.

　　As of 16:00 on the 17th, a total of 11 local confirmed cases and 3 local asymptomatic infections have been reported in Chengdu this round of epidemic.

As of 12:00 on the 17th, according to the changes in the epidemic situation, Chengdu has designated 9 high-risk areas and 10 medium-risk areas in accordance with national standards.

　　Fan Shuangfeng introduced that in addition to the first case, the infected people found in this round of epidemic were all detected in close contacts and people exposed at the same time, and they were basically in an early infection state when they were found.

The epidemic shows obvious clustering.

Most of the cases have a contact history of co-working, co-living, and entertainment.

The activity trajectory of the cases before the control involves the gathering of people in multiple shopping malls, restaurants, supermarkets, communities, farmers markets, etc., places with high mobility, and daily commuting mostly involves cross-regional travel.

　　The proportion of confirmed cases in this round of epidemic in Chengdu is relatively high, and 11 of the 14 positive infections are confirmed cases.

Fever, headache, runny nose, sore throat or throat discomfort occurred in most cases, but the symptoms were generally mild.

The Chengdu Center for Disease Control and Prevention has completed the gene sequencing of cases 1 to 5. The results show that it is the Omicron variant strain BA.2.12.1 (that is, the BG.2 evolutionary branch). From the perspective of gene sequence, it has not been found that it is related to the recent The local epidemic situation in other cities in China is related.

At present, the traceability of the flow regulation is in full progress.

　　The Chengdu CDC encourages Chengdu citizens to take the initiative to undergo nucleic acid testing.

At present, all testing points in Chengdu provide free mixed testing.

Please be sure to wear a mask when participating in the test, do personal protection, maintain a "one-meter line", and reduce your stay time.

During the epidemic, citizens are encouraged to gather less and not have meals together.

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