(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) 165 new cases of local asymptomatic infections in Guangxi, Beihai tourist attractions are temporarily closed

  China News Service, Nanning, July 15th (Reporter Huang Yanmei) The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Health Committee reported on the 15th that from 0 to 24:00 on July 14, Guangxi added 165 new cases of local asymptomatic infections (137 cases in Haicheng District, Beihai City, There were 16 cases in Yinhai District, 6 cases in Hepu County, 2 cases in Tieshangang District, 2 cases in Binyang County, Nanning City, 1 case in Xiangshan District, Guilin City, and 1 case in Babu District, Hezhou City).

  According to the report, there were 218 new close contacts in Guangxi on the same day, and 507 close contacts now.

  As of 24:00 on July 14, there were 205 local asymptomatic infections in Guangxi (186 in Beihai, 14 in Fangchenggang, 3 in Nanning, 1 in Guilin, and 1 in Hezhou).

  On July 12, the first asymptomatic infection was diagnosed in Haicheng District, Beihai City, Guangxi.

On July 13, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reviewed the original second-generation sequencing data of the new coronavirus genome sequencing of the first reported case of the "7.12" epidemic in Beihai. In Omicron BA.2.3, no genome sequences with high homology to local and imported cases in Guangxi were found, and no genome sequences with high homology to cases in other provinces in China were found.

According to reports, BA.2.3 belongs to the sub-variety category of Omicron BA.2, which has the characteristics of strong infectivity, short incubation period and strong concealment, and most of them are asymptomatic.

However, the Omicron epidemic can be prevented and controlled, and the general public needs to strengthen protection and actively cooperate with various epidemic prevention and control measures.

  On July 14, Lan Lanli, Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Commander of the Autonomous Region Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, presided over a video conference to study and deploy the Beihai epidemic disposal work. The general policy of "dynamic clearing" is to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control scientifically and accurately, win the Beihai epidemic prevention and control war of annihilation with the fastest speed and the most decisive action, and resolutely guard the southern gate of the motherland.

  After the outbreak of the current round of the epidemic, Beihai City acted quickly and established an on-site headquarters for epidemic disposal. In accordance with the emergency response plan for sudden epidemics, various epidemic prevention and control measures were implemented. From the 13th, temporary control measures were implemented in the main urban area.

Beihai Tourism, Culture and Sports Bureau announced on the evening of the 14th that from that day on, all A-level tourist attractions in the city will be temporarily closed, and the reopening time will be notified separately.

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