(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Since August, the local epidemic in mainland China has spread to 31 provinces, and the epidemic situation in Hainan has declined significantly
China News Agency, Beijing, August 20. Comprehensive news: China's National Health and Medical Commission announced on the 20th that there were 639 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 19th, including 61 imported cases and 578 local cases.
There were 1,715 new asymptomatic infections, of which 124 were imported from abroad and 1,591 were local.
No new deaths were reported.
As of 24:00 on the 19th, there are 8,243 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 5,226 deaths, and a total of 238,822 confirmed cases.
There are currently 693 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 21,885 confirmed cases and no deaths.
Heilongjiang, Liaoning Province reported the first local infection this month. Since August, the local epidemic in mainland China has spread to 31 provinces.
On the 19th, 2,169 new local infections (confirmed + asymptomatic) were added in mainland China, exceeding 2,000 for 8 consecutive days, but continued to decline from the previous day (2,678).
The spread of the above-mentioned infected persons has further expanded, involving 27 provinces.
Among them, 578 cases were confirmed locally, from 17 provinces: 469 cases in Hainan, 33 cases in Shaanxi, 22 cases in Tibet, 14 cases in Sichuan, and the other 13 provinces added single digits each.
There were 1,591 new local asymptomatic infections on the same day, distributed in 27 provinces and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps: 732 in Hainan, 501 in Tibet, 184 in Xinjiang, 40 in Qinghai, 24 in Shaanxi, and the other 22 provinces and the Corps have their own New additions below 20 cases.
Among them, Liaoning and Heilongjiang each have 5 cases of asymptomatic infections. This is also the first time the two provinces have reported local infections this month.
So far, since August, the local epidemic in mainland China has affected all 31 provinces and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
The five new local infections in Liaoning Province were all in Dalian.
According to reports, in the early morning of the 19th, after Dalian made a phone call from other provinces to assist in the investigation, 5 people who returned from a self-driving tour in Tibet (companies) were detected with abnormal nucleic acid, and they were later reviewed and diagnosed as asymptomatic infections.
Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province reported that 5 new cases of infection in the city were found in the nucleic acid test in the border area of Aihui District.
In order to quickly block the spread of the epidemic, Heihe City has decided to implement three-day temporary control measures in the urban area of Aihui District from 0:00 on the 20th.
The downward trend of the epidemic situation in Hainan is obvious, and the Lhasa to Beijing train (Z22/Z21) shortens the operating range
Hainan Province reported 1,201 new local infections on the 19th (469 confirmed cases and 732 asymptomatic cases), including 869 cases in Sanya City, which was below 1,000 for two consecutive days.
From August 1st to 19th, Hainan reported a total of 16,281 local infections (6,704 confirmed cases and 9,577 asymptomatic cases), including 12,274 in Sanya.
Hainan Province announced on the 20th that the number of newly infected people in the province has dropped by more than 27% for two consecutive days, and has dropped by nearly half from the peak.
On August 19, Hainan Province had a total of 33,500 people entering and leaving the island, and the logistics scale entering and leaving the island was 69,300 tons, an increase of 15.6% and 20.6% respectively compared with the previous day, and the trend of economic recovery and stabilization was further manifested.
Tibet reported 22 new local confirmed cases and 501 asymptomatic infections on the 19th, and 2 new local confirmed cases and 219 asymptomatic infections from 0:00 to 14:00 on the 20th.
As of 24:00 on the 19th, more than 4,500 local infections have been reported in this round of epidemic in Tibet, mainly from Lhasa and Shigatse. There are 418 high-risk areas and 232 medium-risk areas in the region.
Recently, cases related to the Z22 train (Lhasa to Beijing) have appeared in many places.
According to the official Weibo news of Lhasa Railway Station, due to the impact of the epidemic, from August 19 to September 10, the Z22 operating section from Lhasa to Beijing West was shortened to Lhasa to Xining, and Xining to Beijing West was suspended; August 21 As of September 12, the Z21 operation section was shortened to Xining to Lhasa, and the operation between Beijing West and Xining was suspended.
Xinjiang, Shanxi, Hubei, Henan, and Ningxia implement temporary static management
On the 19th, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region added 5 new local confirmed cases and 184 asymptomatic infections. Since August 10, the daily increase of local infections has dropped below 200 for the first time.
As of 24:00 on the 19th, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has 38 local confirmed cases and 3,153 asymptomatic infections, mainly from Ili Prefecture, Urumqi City, and Changji Prefecture.
According to the report of Urumqi City, the uncertainty and risk of epidemic prevention and control in Urumqi are still relatively large. The city has decided to extend the static management time of key areas for another 3 days from 8:00 on the 20th.
At the same time, Korla City also announced that it would extend the city's temporary static management measures for 3 days, also starting from 8:00 on the 20th.
In addition to Xinjiang, Shanxi, Hubei, Henan, and Ningxia have implemented temporary static management from the 20th.
Pingyao County, Shanxi Province reported abnormal nucleic acid test results on the 19th. The county decided to implement temporary global static management in the county from 0:00 on the 20th, and the time was tentatively set for 3 days.
Nanzhang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province issued a notice saying that since the outbreak of the epidemic on the 18th, the county has reported many cases of local infection. Temporary control measures have been implemented throughout the county.
In Hubin District, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, 2 cases of asymptomatic infection were found in the normalized nucleic acid test on the 19th. Sanmenxia City decided to implement 3-day global static management in the city's main urban area from 10:00 on the 20th.
Haidong City, Qinghai Province decided that from 6:00 on the 20th to 6:00 on the 27th, static management will be implemented in the whole area of the city's Ping'an District.
Xiamen, Fujian realizes social clearance of 7 infected persons in Shanxi as Z22 train passengers
Xiamen City, Fujian Province announced on the 20th that the city added 3 local confirmed cases on the 19th. Since the first three confirmed cases were reported on August 9, a total of 68 local infections have been reported in this round of the epidemic.
According to reports, the epidemic virus in Xiamen is a new variant of BA.2.76, with a total of 6 infection sources and 3 transmission chains, and the epidemic situation is complicated.
However, the current epidemic situation in Xiamen is generally under control, and the social situation has been cleared on August 18.
In order to consolidate the hard-won prevention and control achievements, Xiamen has issued a notice on the 19th to implement ground-based nucleic acid testing for all personnel entering Xiamen, requiring all personnel in Xiamen to "check every three days" from August 20 to 28.
Shanxi Province reported on the 20th that on the 19th, the province added 4 local confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection.
Since August 17, Jincheng, Yuncheng, Taiyuan, Yangquan, Jinzhong and other cities in the province have successively reported new positive people (all from outside the province), and there are multiple infection chains.
Among them, Jincheng, Yuncheng, and Taiyuan found 6 confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection in the Z22 train that stopped in Shanxi Province. Gene sequencing showed that they belonged to the BA.2.76 evolutionary branch of the Omicron variant.
After investigation and verification, a total of 78 passengers got off at Taiyuan Station of the Z22 train and their destination was in Shanxi Province. There were nearly 1,800 people who were in close contact with the 7 infected persons. All of them have been put under centralized isolation and medical observation.
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