(Combating New Coronary Pneumonia) Comprehensive News: China's college entrance examination postponed for one month, 35 overseas students confirmed
China News Service, Beijing, March 31. The National Health and Medical Commission of China reported on the 31st that on the 30th, 48 newly diagnosed cases and 44 suspected cases were newly imported from the country. A total of 771 overseas confirmed cases were reported nationwide.
As of 24:00 on the 30th, there were 2,161 confirmed cases nationwide, 76,052 cases cured, 3,305 deaths, and 81,518 confirmed cases. A total of 1027 confirmed cases were reported from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan (682 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 39 in Macao Special Administrative Region, and 306 in Taiwan).
Hubei Province's cure rate exceeds 93%
On the 30th, there were no new local confirmed cases or suspected cases in mainland China. The number of existing local confirmed cases fell to less than 1500, of which severe cases fell to 510. The number of critically ill patients in Wuhan has also dropped from more than 9,000 cases at the peak to 493 cases. The situation of Mainland China's epidemic prevention and control has continued to strengthen.
Ma Xiaowei, a member of the Central Steering Group and director of the National Health and Medical Commission, said at a press conference held by the State Office in Wuhan on the 31st that the spread of the epidemic in the country with Wuhan as the main battlefield has been basically blocked, and epidemic prevention and control has achieved important results in stages. The cure rate in Hubei Province was over 93%, and none of the more than 40,000 medical staff who assisted Hubei were infected.
About 7,000 medical team members who supported the return of Wuhan medical team on the 31st became the day with the largest number of people supporting the Wuhan medical team, including the National Emergency Medical Team led by the member of the National Health and Medical Commission's high-level expert group and academician Li Lanjuan, a well-known infectious disease expert in China.
Chinese college entrance examination postponed for one month, 35 overseas students confirmed
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China announced on the 31st that, with the consent of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the unified national college entrance examination in 2020 was postponed for one month, and the examination time was July 7-8. Hubei Province and Beijing can study and put forward opinions on the timetable for the college entrance examination in the region according to the situation of epidemic prevention and control, and the Ministry of Commerce and Education will release it to the society in a timely manner.
Liu Jin, director of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchange of the Ministry of Education and director of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Office, introduced in Beijing on the 31st that the total number of Chinese students studying abroad is about 1.6 million, and about 1.42 million are still abroad. As of now, 35 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia.
Overseas imported cases have become a huge threat to China's current epidemic prevention and control. For international students in universities, students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and foreign experts, the Ministry of Education requires various local schools to formulate relevant measures, and foreign students from each school will not return to school for the time being.
1,541 cases of asymptomatic infection in China under medical observation
As of 2400 on the 30th, 1,541 cases of asymptomatic infection in China under medical observation were received, of which 205 cases were imported overseas.
The Questions and Answers on the Prevention and Control of Asymptomatic Infections of New Coronavirus issued by the National Health and Medical Commission on the 31st pointed out that comprehensive monitoring and research have shown that asymptomatic infections are contagious, and put forward comprehensive prevention and control measures for related prevention and control management. Four specific measures: plan, increase screening and monitoring, strengthen management and treatment, and strengthen group prevention and control.
The relevant person in charge of the National Health Commission said that starting from April 1, the reports, outcomes and management of asymptomatic infections will be announced in the daily epidemic notification, in response to social concerns in a timely manner. At the same time, we will promptly take a certain percentage of samples in key epidemic areas, carry out investigations and epidemiological analysis of asymptomatic infections, and study and improve prevention and control measures.
From January to February, China cut taxes and fees by 402.7 billion yuan, and imported pork nearly doubled in the first two months
The State Administration of Taxation announced on the 31st that from January to February this year, taxes and fees across the country totaled 402.7 billion yuan.
The overseas epidemic continues to spread, which has greatly affected China's foreign trade exports. The State Administration of Taxation stated that it would actively study and introduce more, better and more practical policies and measures with relevant departments to help enterprises make full use of compliant foreign trade policy tools such as export tax rebates and stabilize the basic foreign trade.
According to data released by the General Administration of Customs on the 31st, China imported 1.25 million tons of meat in the first two months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 69.6%. Among them, the import of pork and pork chops totaled 720,000 tons, an increase of 98.2%, almost doubling the same period last year. (Finish)