China News Service, September 18 According to the official Weibo news of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Shanghai reported 12 confirmed cases of imported new coronary pneumonia from 0 to 24:00 on September 17 through the port joint prevention and control mechanism.
Case 1 is of Chinese nationality and works in India. He departed from India on September 15 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on September 16 after transiting through Germany. Due to symptoms, he was sent to a designated medical institution for observation.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.
Case 2 and Case 3 are mother-daughter, Chinese nationals, both working and living in Jamaica. They departed from Jamaica on September 13 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on September 15 after transiting through the United States. They were quarantined and observed after entering the country. , Symptoms appear during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.
Cases 4-12 are of Chinese nationality, working or living in the Philippines, taking the same flight, departing from the Philippines on September 16 and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on the same day. They were quarantined and observed after entering the country, and they developed symptoms during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.
The 12 imported confirmed cases abroad have been transferred to designated medical institutions for treatment, and 251 close contacts on the same flight have been tracked, and centralized isolation and observation have been implemented.
From 0-24:00 on September 17, there were no new confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia.
As of 24:00 on September 17, a total of 624 imported confirmed cases were reported overseas, 574 were cured and discharged, and 50 were treated in the hospital (including 1 severely ill).
There are 2 suspected cases to be investigated.
As of 24:00 on September 17, a total of 342 local confirmed cases were reported, 335 were cured and discharged, and 7 died.
There are 0 suspected cases to be investigated.
As of 24:00 on September 17, there were 0 asymptomatic infections under medical observation.