(Combating New Coronary Pneumonia) Comprehensive News: Overseas imported confirmed cases from 47 countries, 14 front-line victims of epidemic prevention were named martyrs
China News Service, Beijing, April 2nd. The National Health and Medical Commission of China reported on the 2nd that on April 1st, 35 newly confirmed cases and 20 suspected cases were newly imported from the country. As of 24:00 on the 1st, there were 1,863 confirmed cases nationwide. A total of 76,408 patients were discharged from the hospital, 3,318 died, and a total of 81,589 confirmed cases. A total of 1135 confirmed cases were reported from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan (765 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 41 in Macao Special Administrative Region, and 329 in Taiwan).
Imported confirmed cases from 47 countries with asymptomatic infections will not spread the epidemic
At present, China has reported a total of 841 confirmed imported cases abroad, involving 26 provinces and 47 countries.
There were 55 new cases of asymptomatic infection nationwide on April 1st, of which 17 cases were imported overseas, 9 cases were diagnosed on the same day (both were imported overseas), and 1,075 cases of asymptomatic infection were still under medical observation (226 cases imported overseas).
Experts from the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on the 2nd that each confirmed patient can transmit nearly 3 patients, but each asymptomatic person can transmit less than 1 patient, and its transmission efficiency is equivalent to about 1/3 of the confirmed cases. Symptomatic infections account for less than 5% of the total number of cases. China's current measures can detect and control asymptomatic infections in a timely manner without causing social-level proliferation.
Four groups of people need medical observation. Fourteen front-line victims of epidemic prevention in Hubei were named the first batch of martyrs.
Feng Luzhao, a researcher at the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pointed out in Beijing on the 2nd that all close contacts of asymptomatic infections, confirmed cases, suspected cases and asymptomatic infections, except for diplomatic personnel and those engaged in important economic, trade, scientific and technical cooperation The four categories of immigrants who need to be cured of discharged patients require medical observation.
The Hubei Provincial People's Government has recently assessed Li Wenliang and other 14 sacrifices in New Crown Pneumonia in accordance with the spirit of the "Martyrs' Commendation Regulations" and the Notice of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs on Properly Performing the New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control of Martyrs. The frontline personnel of the epidemic prevention and control were the first martyr.
China deploys "health pack" to foreign students, adds temporary flights to pick up some overseas students
According to statistics, there are 1.6 million Chinese students studying abroad, and about 1.4 million are still abroad. As of March 31, a total of 36 Chinese students studying abroad had been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said at a press conference on the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council on the 2nd whether foreign students should return to their home countries to make overall plans, take an active, stable, and accurate policy to ensure their health and safety. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is deploying 500,000 "health packs" to countries where Chinese students are more concentrated, including more than 11 million masks, 500,000 disinfection supplies and epidemic prevention guides.
Lu Erxue, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said that the first batch of more than 300,000 "health packs" to be transported by civil aviation will be completed on April 10th, and will be shipped to 12 countries including Italy, Germany, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Lu Erxue also revealed that from March 4 to 26, Civil Aviation arranged a total of 9 temporary flights to assist 1,466 Chinese citizens in Iran and Italy to return home. The temporary flight mission to the United Kingdom was launched on April 2 and it is expected to receive about 180 international students.
Foreigners disrupting the epidemic prevention order in China will be held liable
The Beijing police reported on the 2nd that a Tanzanian man did not cooperate with the community's epidemic prevention and control measures. After working, the police imposed administrative penalties on the person in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and left the country within a time limit.
The Guangzhou police informed in the early morning of the same day that a foreign patient diagnosed with a foreign patient who did not cooperate with the treatment and injured the nurse was quarantined in the inpatient department of a hospital in Guangzhou. At present, the suspects are being treated in isolation under the supervision of the police. When their treatment is over, the police will immediately take criminal coercive measures and resolutely deal with them in accordance with the law.
A few days ago, three foreigners from Laoshan District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, forcibly cut in line and made good comments while waiting for the nucleic acid inspection, causing heated debate.
Regarding such acts by foreigners in China that disrupt the epidemic prevention order, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press conference on the 2nd that relevant Chinese authorities will hold them accountable according to law.
China's three main staples are self-sufficient and have hosted more than 40 anti-epidemic video exchanges with more than 100 countries and regions
The spread of the global epidemic has caused some people to panic about food shortages. Officials from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China said on the 2nd that China's three main staples can be fully self-sufficient, and there is no need to worry about food shortages or skyrocketing prices.
It is reported that rice and wheat imported by China account for only 1% and 2% of total domestic consumption, respectively, and the impact of international markets on China's grain supply is small. In 2019, China's three major grain stocks of wheat, corn and rice have a balance of more than 280 million tons, which is fully self-sufficient.
The National Health and Medical Commission stated on the 2nd that so far, China has held more than 40 video exchanges with more than 100 countries and regions to share its experience in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia. (Finish)