(Fighting against new coronary pneumonia) Dalian, Liaoning, has no new confirmed cases for 2 consecutive days and gradually resumes diagnosis and treatment services

  China News Agency, Dalian, August 8 (Reporter Yang Yi) Zhao Lian, deputy director of the Dalian Municipal Health Commission, Liaoning Province, said at a press conference on the prevention and control of the epidemic in Dalian on the 8th that there will be no in Dalian from 0 to 24:00 on August 7 There were newly confirmed local cases of new coronary pneumonia, and no new local asymptomatic infections; a total of 3 confirmed cases were cured and discharged. Since the outbreak of the Dalian epidemic on July 22, Dalian has had no new local confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections for 2 consecutive days.

  So far, 92 cases have been confirmed in Dalian, and 21 cases of asymptomatic infections are under medical observation.

  Previously, in view of the severe local epidemic prevention and control situation, Dalian officially announced the suspension of all non-essential outpatient services in the city, and all independently opened outpatient departments (including clinics) in the city would cease diagnosis and treatment services.

  Zhao Lian said that with the orderly advancement of Dalian's epidemic prevention and control work, in order to better meet the needs of the people for medical services, in accordance with the requirements of the Dalian Municipal Health Commission’s "Notice on Effective Resumption of Medical Services", emergency and first aid services will be opened in the early stage. On the basis of necessary specialties, medical services will be gradually resumed in an orderly manner to meet the needs of the people for medical treatment.

  Guo Yunfeng, head of Ganjingzi District of Dalian, said that more than 10,000 employees in cold chain food production and operation enterprises, farmer’s markets, fresh supermarkets and other units in the district have been tested for nucleic acid; food, packaging and environmental samples from 264 cold storages in the district have been collected 2369 copies were all negative.

  According to the report, at 14:00 on the 8th, 5 confirmed cases and 3 asymptomatic infections were cured and discharged from Dalian. At present, a total of 13 confirmed cases and 8 asymptomatic infections in Dalian have been cured and discharged. (Finish)