China News Service, Haikou, August 8 (Zhang Yuehe) Li Wenxiu, deputy director of the Hainan Provincial Health and Health Committee, announced at the Hainan Provincial New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Press Conference held on the 8th that since the current round of the epidemic, a total of 1,507 cases have been reported in Hainan There are 1,042 confirmed cases and 465 asymptomatic infections.

At present, the epidemic situation in Sanya and other places continues to develop, and the number of newly infected people is still at a high level. The scope of the epidemic has further expanded. Two new affected counties, Changjiang County and Ding'an County, have been added. A total of 13 cities and counties in the province have reported infected people.

  Li Wenxiu said that in addition to Sanya, the epidemic situation in Danzhou City, Lingshui County, Dongfang City and other cities and counties in Hainan Province has affected many towns and towns. The epidemic situation in Hainan has entered a period of rapid growth, and the risk of community transmission is high. The epidemic situation in the province is still complicated.

As of 7:00 on August 8, a total of 250 high-risk areas and 145 medium-risk areas have been designated and announced in Hainan Province.

  It was reported at the meeting that from 0:00 to 12:00 on August 8, Hainan Province reported a total of 77 local new coronavirus positive infections, including 60 confirmed cases (23 in Sanya City, 13 in Danzhou City, 7 in Lingshui County, 6 cases in Ledong County, 2 cases in Wanning City, 3 cases in Lingao County, 3 cases in Haikou City, 2 cases in Chengmai County, and 1 case in Qionghai City); 17 cases of asymptomatic infection (11 cases in Sanya City, 1 case in Lingshui City) 2 cases in the county, 1 case in each of Danzhou City, Ledong County, Wanning City, and Qionghai City).

  Since the current round of the epidemic, Hainan has reported a total of 1,507 positive infections, of which 1,042 were confirmed cases (824 in Sanya City, 72 in Danzhou City, 37 in Lingshui County, 25 in Dongfang City, 21 in Lingao County, and 21 in Wanning City. 19 cases, 13 cases in Ledong County, 11 cases in Haikou City, 10 cases in Chengmai County, 5 cases in Qionghai City, 3 cases in Wuzhishan City, 1 case in Ding'an County, and 1 case in Changjiang County); 465 cases of asymptomatic infections (Sanya There were 419 cases in the city, 23 cases in Lingshui County, 7 cases in Danzhou City, 6 cases in Qionghai City, 3 cases in Wanning City, 3 cases in Ledong County, 2 cases in Wuzhishan City, and 1 case each in Lingao County and Ding'an County).

  According to the Hainan Working Group Support Plan of the Comprehensive Group of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, a total of 8,586 people from 18 provinces and cities across the country supported Hainan.

As of 12:00 on August 8, a total of 6,913 people from 15 provinces had arrived, and 1.15 million tubes/day of nucleic acid testing equipment had arrived.

  Hainan has adjusted the epidemic prevention and control measures for outlying islands of freight drivers in the province from the 8th to effectively ensure the transportation of materials.

Deploy the province to severely and swiftly punish behaviors involving indiscriminate price increases of living materials, and crack down on illegal and criminal activities that disrupt the market order, such as price gouging, hoarding, and profiteering, which are of concern to the public in accordance with the law.

  Li Wenxiu said that Hainan will guard the airports, ports and other outlying island gates, and on the premise of ensuring that the epidemic does not spill over, it will strengthen the guidance of tourists stranded in the places where the epidemic occurs.

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