China News Service, Sanya, August 4th (Reporter Wang Xiaobin) The reporter learned from the press conference held on the afternoon of the 4th that from August 3 to noon on August 4, 59 new confirmed cases were reported in Sanya, and 1 asymptomatic infection was reported. example.

Most of the infected people are related to fishing ports, fishing boats, fishermen and fishing markets, and the transmission chain is radiating from the central fishing port in Yazhou.

The epidemic is on the rise and there is a risk of community transmission in urban areas.

  Since the first confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia in this round of the epidemic was discovered on August 1, Sanya has reported a total of 72 confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection.

The infected people have been sent to designated hospitals for isolation and treatment, and the current condition is stable.

A total of 663 close contacts and 245 second close contacts have been investigated and controlled.

  Jin Yuming, chief expert of the Hainan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the Omicron BA.5.1.3 variant detected in this round of epidemics is the most concerned variant in the world recently, and it has rapidly risen to the main epidemic in some foreign regions.

According to a comprehensive analysis by experts, the epidemic has nothing to do with previous epidemics in Hainan Province, nor was it introduced by domestic tourists, or imported by fishermen and foreign fishermen.

  Ji Duanrong, Secretary-General of Sanya Municipal Government, introduced that Sanya has paid close attention to key groups in key areas such as fishing boats, fishing ports, fishing markets, and fishermen to strengthen grass-roots management and plug loopholes in prevention and control.

In the past 20 days, 199 vessels entered the central fishing port of Yazhou, 175 vessels left the port, and 24 vessels stayed in the port. 271 people were quarantined, and all the nucleic acid tests were negative.

Up to now, the city has investigated two fishing ports, 1,174 fishing boats, one fishing market, and 1,639 people including fishermen and fishmongers.

From August 1st to 3rd at 24:00, a total of 1.69 million samples have been sampled for nucleic acid testing in the city's regions. Apheresis review has been carried out on those involved in the abnormal mixed test results, and the relevant information will be announced to the public in a timely manner.

  At present, in addition to Haitang District, Yalong Bay area, and Yucai Ecological Zone, other areas in Sanya have entered a state of control, and the social aspects of the control area are strictly controlled.

Tourists who need to leave Sanya, with two negative nucleic acid certificates within 48 hours, go through the flight or boarding procedures.

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