(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) China's National Health Commission sends a working group to Kashgar, Xinjiang to guide epidemic prevention and control

  China News Service, Beijing, October 25. The Kashgar area of ​​Xinjiang recently notified a new case of asymptomatic infection of new coronary pneumonia.

On the 25th, the National Health Commission of China sent a working group to Kashgar, Xinjiang to guide the local epidemic prevention and control work.

  According to the latest report from the Health Commission of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on October 24, 2020, Shufu County of Kashgar Prefecture conducted regular inspections of "should check and due diligence" personnel. One case of asymptomatic infection with new coronary pneumonia was found, and it has been transferred to Kashgar. The hospital conducts isolation medical observation.

  On the same day, the Shufu County Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters immediately launched an emergency response and carried out epidemiological investigations. At present, all its close contacts have been isolated for medical observation, and nucleic acid testing has been carried out, and the asymptomatic infected person has been active in the place Conduct a comprehensive investigation.

  The Propaganda Department of the Kashgar Municipal Party Committee revealed on the 25th that as of 8 am on the 25th, 602 nucleic acid testing teams have been in place, and 308,207 nucleic acid samples have been sampled. It is estimated that it will take 2 days to complete the national nucleic acid test.

  At present, in order to ensure the safety of local students, all primary and secondary school day students and kindergartens are temporarily suspended until October 30, and classes will be resumed in time after the test is completed.

During the comprehensive nucleic acid testing period, major supermarkets are operating normally and there is an adequate supply of living materials.

  Up to now, many places such as Jilin and Hunan have issued notices clearly requesting to strengthen the investigation and control of returning personnel from the Kashgar area of ​​Xinjiang.

  The Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention also reminded citizens that if it is not necessary in the near future, it is recommended not to travel and travel to Kashgar, Xinjiang.

Citizens who have traveled to Kashgar in the past 14 days, if they develop symptoms such as fever or dry cough, wear medical masks to the nearest fever clinic in time, and actively inform their doctors of their travel history and contact history.

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