More than 300 million people move in China Preventing spread of new virus infection is a challenge February 16 6:25
In China, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues, the healthcare system for treating severely ill patients in Hubei Province is urgently needed to expand. In other regions, business activities and schools have been restarted. With more than 100 million people expected to move, how to control the spread of infection is a major issue.
In China, 1523 people have died from the new coronavirus and more than 66,000 people have been infected.
In Hubei Province, where the number of infected people is over 54,000, the medical system is unable to keep up with the rapid increase in patients, and the time required for hospitalization is causing more seriously ill patients. To date, more than 25,000 medical professionals have been dispatched to the site, and we are urgently expanding our medical system.
On the other hand, in areas other than Hubei Province, the Chinese government said that more than 300 million people are expected to move to urban areas, including those returning home, as business activities and schools gradually resume from next month. Our policy is to take all possible precautionary measures on transportation, such as disinfection of the garbage and body temperature inspections of passengers.
In Beijing, the capital of which 375 people have been infected so far, the government has started measures to follow-up at home, etc. for 14 days for all those returning from their homes, etc. We are increasing our vigilance toward.
On the other hand, state-run media the night 15 days, announced the details of the remarks Xi Jinping Jintao said in important meetings of the Communist Party the best leadership that is open in this month three days, the last month before the measures were thorough in this is taken 7 It has been announced that President Xi had indicated that he had ordered the spread of infection to be curtailed, and hoped to evade criticism of the delay.