(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Beijing and Tianjin reproduced the epidemic, Guangxi Beihai infected more than 500 cases in 6 days
China News Agency, Beijing, July 18th. Comprehensive news: China's National Health Commission announced on the 18th that there were 167 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 17th, including 50 imported cases and 117 local cases.
There were 431 new cases of asymptomatic infections, including 38 imported cases and 393 local cases.
No new deaths were reported.
As of 24:00 on the 17th, there are 1,310 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 5,226 deaths, and a total of 227,593 confirmed cases.
There are currently 475 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 20,081 confirmed cases and no deaths.
Data map: Shanghai citizens are conducting nucleic acid sampling.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin
Beijing and Tianjin reproduce the "2 inspections in 3 days" in Shanghai-related areas of the epidemic
With the continuous development of the epidemic in Gansu, Guangxi, Anhui and other places, the number of local infections in mainland China has remained high, with 510 new cases (diagnosed + asymptomatic) on the 17th, exceeding 500 for two consecutive days.
Among them, 117 cases were confirmed locally, from 10 provinces: 59 cases in Guangxi, 28 in Gansu, 9 in Sichuan, 7 in Guangdong, and 3 or less new cases in each of 6 provinces.
There are 393 local asymptomatic infections, distributed in 12 provinces: 183 in Gansu, 53 in Guangxi, 52 in Anhui, and 39 in Henan. In addition, 8 provinces have each with less than 15 new cases.
After zero new local infections for 7 consecutive days, Beijing announced on the 18th that 2 nucleic acid positive people were found in Shunyi District on the same day, 1 was a crew member of an international inbound flight, and the other was his wife (locally related infected person).
Beijing officials stated that this imported epidemic has exposed loopholes in the epidemic prevention management of international inbound flight crew members.
Tianjin City issued a notice on the 18th that two new positive infections were found in the city in the early morning of the same day, all of which were found by active medical screening.
In order to strictly investigate infected persons and potential transmission risks, Tianjin City decided to carry out nucleic acid testing across the city on the 18th.
On the 17th, Shanghai added 3 local confirmed cases and 14 asymptomatic infections, all of which were found in isolation and control.
The city announced on the 18th that at present, the social risks of the epidemic in Shanghai still exist. 2 inspections a day" Nucleic acid testing for all staff.
There are more than 200 local infections in Gansu, more than 500 cases in Guangxi Beihai in 6 days
On the 17th, Gansu Province added 211 new local infections (28 confirmed cases and 183 asymptomatic cases).
152 of the above-mentioned infected persons are in Lanzhou (22+130).
As of 10:00 on the 18th, a total of 643 local infections (186+457) have been reported in Lanzhou.
Lanzhou announced on the 18th that a total of 87 cases of positive infection were screened out in the sixth round of nucleic acid testing in the main urban area of the city.
As of 10:00 on the 18th, among the completed tests of the seventh round of nucleic acid screening, there were 19 more positive cases in the initial screening.
In order to control the epidemic as soon as possible, Lanzhou City decided to extend the temporary control time of the four districts of the main city to 24:00 on the 24th.
According to reports, big data statistics show that people who left Lanzhou in the past 5 days mainly went to Dingxi, Wuwei, Baiyin and other cities in the province, and Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Ningxia, Henan and other provinces outside the province.
Lanzhou has checked the spillover personnel for the first time. So far, 295 letters of assistance have been sent to relevant cities, including 83 from outside the province.
On the 17th, Guangxi added 59 local confirmed cases and 53 asymptomatic infections. Except for Nanning City and Qinzhou City each reporting one asymptomatic infection, the remaining 110 cases were all in Beihai City.
As of 24:00 on the 17th, Beihai City had reported 531 local infections within 6 days.
Guangxi held a press conference on the 18th, saying that the "7.12 epidemic" in Beihai was caused by the Omicron variant strain BA.2.3, which spreads rapidly and is highly concealed, showing the characteristics of local aggregation and multi-point community transmission. The author was associated with a farmer's market, suggesting that the market was a major outbreak point and spread point of the epidemic.
The epidemic situation in Zhuhai, Guangdong continues to improve, and the risk of the epidemic is reduced in Bengbu, Anhui.
On the 17th, Guangdong Province added 4 local confirmed cases (2 in Zhuhai, 1 in Shenzhen and Foshan), 10 asymptomatic infections (8 in Shenzhen and 2 in Zhuhai), and 3 local asymptomatic infections were transferred to the diagnosis. Cases (1 in Guangzhou and 2 in Zhuhai).
As the key area of this round of epidemic in Guangdong, Zhuhai City has reported a total of 76 local confirmed cases and 30 asymptomatic infections since July 11.
In recent days, the number of newly infected people in Zhuhai has continued to decline, and it has dropped to single digits on the 17th, and the epidemic situation continues to improve.
According to a report from Shenzhen, 9 new cases of local infections in the city on the 17th were from Luohu, Nanshan, and Futian districts.
Among them, 2 cases were found in routine testing of personnel in key industries, and 2 cases were found in community screening, indicating that there is still a risk of social transmission of the epidemic.
On the 17th, Anhui Province added 3 local confirmed cases and 52 asymptomatic infections. Except for 6 asymptomatic infections reported in Yuhui District, Bengbu City, the rest were all in Huaiyuan County, Bengbu City.
From the 15th to the 17th, a total of 243 local infections were reported in Huaiyuan County.
After a sudden increase of 155 local infections on the 15th, the number of new infections in Bengbu City, Anhui Province has dropped sharply in the past two days, and most of them come from centralized isolation points and control areas.
Bengbu City officials said that at present, the risk of epidemic transmission in the city's society is low, and the epidemic prevention and control situation is generally controllable.
Chengdu, Sichuan strengthens the city's social prevention and control, and Zhumadian, Henan lifts static management in many places
Chengdu, Sichuan Province added 8 local confirmed cases and 5 asymptomatic infections on the 17th. Since July 15, a total of 14 local confirmed cases and 6 asymptomatic infections have been reported.
Chengdu City announced on the 18th that the city's "7.15 epidemic" virus is the Omicron variant BG.2, which spreads quickly and is difficult to prevent and control. The track and whereabouts of the cases found so far are complex, showing the characteristics of gathering in the same unit and in the same place. .
In order to minimize the risk of the spread of the epidemic, Chengdu has decided to strengthen the city's social epidemic prevention and control from 17:00 on the 18th.
For the next 7 days, the city's bars, KTVs, gyms and other closed spaces and cultural venues will be temporarily closed, and large-scale conferences and forums will not be held for the time being.
On the 17th, Henan Province added 3 local confirmed cases and 39 asymptomatic infections, mainly from Zhumadian City (3+32).
As of 24:00 on the 17th, more than 270 local infections have been found in Zhumadian in the current round of the epidemic.
Since July 9, a new round of epidemic has occurred in Zhumadian City.
Although there is no official notification on the source of the current round of the epidemic in Zhumadian, the fluctuation of the increasing number of infected people in the city has declined, and the epidemic prevention and control is showing a positive trend.
With the changes in the epidemic situation, Yicheng District, Runan County, Suiping County, Xincai County, Pingyu County and other places in Zhumadian City successively lifted the static management on the 18th.
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