The current round of the epidemic in Xinjiang has affected 28 counties and cities in 12 prefectures and cities, and there has not yet been an inflection point

　　China News Service, Urumqi, August 12 (Reporter Wang Xiaojun) On the evening of the 12th, the Information Office of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government held a press conference on epidemic prevention and control to introduce the relevant situation in Urumqi, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, and Turpan City.

　　According to reports, after the outbreak occurred in Yining City, Ili Prefecture, Xinjiang on July 30, the Xinjiang Epidemic Prevention and Control Work Headquarters immediately carried out emergency response to prevent the spread and spillover, but it still spread to 28 counties and urban areas in 12 prefectures and cities, and the report was positive. The number of infected people is still at a high level, and an inflection point has not yet occurred.

The epidemic is localized and distributed at multiple points. The virus has stronger transmission power and faster transmission speed, which has put forward higher requirements for prevention and control work.

Under the unified guidance of the Xinjiang Epidemic Prevention and Control Work Headquarters, all localities adhere to the general strategy of "foreign defense against importation, internal defense against rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing", highlighting "speeding up with speed", and in accordance with "early, fast, accurate" , small" work requirements, and promote the implementation of various epidemic prevention measures in detail.

　　It was notified at the meeting that from 0:00 to 21:00 on August 12, Korla City, Bazhou added 1 new confirmed case, which was confirmed as a previously reported asymptomatic infection; 234 new asymptomatic infections were added, including Tianshan District, Urumqi City. 19 cases, 41 cases in Shayibak District, 10 cases in Shuimogou District, 5 cases in High-tech Zone, 3 cases in Economic Development Zone, 118 cases in Yining City, Ili Prefecture, 12 cases in Wusu City in Tacheng District, and 3 cases in Emin County. There were 16 cases in Gaochang District of Turpan City, 2 cases in Hotan City in Hotan City, and 5 cases in Korla City, Bazhou; 2 new cases of asymptomatic infections in Shawan City, Tacheng Prefecture were released from isolation and medical observation.

　　As of 21:00 on August 12, there were 2 confirmed cases in Xinjiang; there were 1,548 asymptomatic infections.

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