(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The source of this round of epidemic in Zhengzhou was identified and the official responded to many hot concerns
China News Agency, Zhengzhou, November 3 (Reporter Liu Peng) The source of the current round of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Zhengzhou City has been identified, which was caused by the driver of a truck going to Zhengzhou from other places.
The capital city of Henan Province held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on the 3rd to introduce the relevant situation.
The picture shows Li Huifang (middle), Deputy Secretary-General of Zhengzhou Municipal Government.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Peng
Li Huifang, deputy secretary-general of the Zhengzhou Municipal Government, disclosed at the press conference that the current round of the epidemic in the city was caused by a truck driver who went to Zhengzhou from outside the Wanbang Market on October 4, and then spread through multiple chains and points such as railway stations, hospitals, and schools. , forming a development trend of interwoven diffusion, rapid spread and high incidence.
At present, the number of new infections in Zhengzhou is still at a high level.
Official data show that in the two days since November alone, there have been 525 new infections in the city, including 358 on the 1st and 167 on the 2nd.
Pictured is the press conference.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Peng
Zhang Guolong, chief physician of the Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the press conference that the current epidemic in Henan Province is the Omicron BA.5.2 strain.
Epidemiological investigations found that the virus spreads super fast and strong, and at the same time it is concealed and highly infectious, with a short incubation period and intergenerational distance.
"However, the toxicity of the virus is relatively weakened. There are no critically ill patients in this round of epidemics, and most of them have mild symptoms." Zhang Guolong said.
In response to the above-mentioned characteristics of the virus, Zhengzhou is exploring the "12-hour sun-chasing mechanism" to carry out high-quality and efficient nucleic acid testing, case transfer, isolation and control of mixed positive people, and strive to take the fastest action to eliminate this round of epidemic.
In order to restore the order of social production and life as soon as possible, Zhengzhou has adjusted and improved precise management measures, and has entered a coexistence stage of partial control and orderly liberalization from November 1.
At present, 3,899 of the 6,398 residential communities in Zhengzhou have been unblocked, and 2,298 of the city's 2,558 industrial enterprises above designated size are in normal production.
According to the press conference, 20 supervision groups have been established in Zhengzhou to conduct special supervision on the unblocking of communities, and conduct investigations on communities that meet the unblocking conditions but have not been unblocked or have been unblocked on the surface, and seriously deal with the relevant responsible persons.
In this round of epidemic, the epidemic situation in Foxconn Zhengzhou Science and Technology Park has attracted attention.
In response to a question from a reporter from China News Agency, Sun Jiange, director of the key enterprise prevention and control department of the New Crown Epidemic Emergency Response Headquarters of Zhengzhou Airport Area, said that Henan has established an epidemic prevention and control headquarters that integrates provinces, cities, and districts, and set up a special work class to station in Zhengzhou. Foxconn Science and Technology Park implements embedded and flat management. Under the guidance of epidemic prevention and control experts, a series of prevention and control measures have been adopted.
Up to now, there have been no severe cases, the production of the enterprise is basically normal, and staged epidemic prevention results have been achieved.
According to the analysis and judgment of experts, the new cases in Zhengzhou are mainly concentrated in the key populations in the Central Plains District, Erqi District and High-tech Zone.
In response to the rumor that "Zhengzhou will be closed down", the press conference clearly stated that this is a rumor. Please do not spread, believe or spread rumors. Zhengzhou will investigate and punish those who spread and spread rumors in accordance with the law. Let's work together to overcome difficulties.
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