China News Service, Tianjin, July 18 (Yang Ziyang and Sun Lingling) On July 18, at the 185th press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia in Tianjin, the director of the Tianjin Center for Disease Control and the deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission. Han Jinyan reported the latest situation of epidemic prevention and control.

  In the early morning of July 18, Tianjin detected 2 cases of people with abnormal nucleic acid of the new coronavirus among the people who actively sought medical treatment. After review, the results were positive.

The handling of the local epidemic situation in Tianjin continues to be intense, and the relevant situation is hereby notified:

  From 0 to 18:00 on July 18, 4 new local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia were reported in Tianjin, including 3 in Hexi District and 1 in Binhai New District; 2 new local asymptomatic infections, all in Hexi District.

  As of 18:00 on July 18, a total of 1 case of new coronavirus infection was found in the "0718" local epidemic in Tianjin Binhai New Area, and 5 cases of new coronavirus infection were found in the "0718" local epidemic in Hexi District, all of which have been transferred to Tianjin designated hospitals Standardized diagnosis and treatment.

  The "0718" local epidemic infected person in Tianjin Binhai New Area had a negative nucleic acid test result on July 9, and took the initiative to seek medical treatment on July 17 due to symptoms of fever and fatigue. The nucleic acid test result was positive in the early morning of the 18th.

  The "0718" local epidemic infected person in Hexi District, Tianjin City 1. The nucleic acid test result was negative on July 13. He reported that he developed fever symptoms on July 15, and he went to the doctor on July 17 because of fever and sore throat. The test result was positive.

  The infected persons 2-5 of the "0718" local epidemic in Hexi District were all found in the screening of close contacts of the above-mentioned infected person 1. They were all residents of the same building as the above-mentioned infected person 1. They were all found in the isolation control. Nucleic acid tests were carried out on the 13th, and the results were all negative.

It has been transferred to a designated medical institution in our city for treatment.

  After the outbreak, Tianjin immediately launched the "Three Public (Work)" linkage flow tracing mechanism, and on-site epidemiological investigations, hygiene investigations, and big data track investigations were carried out simultaneously.

As of 18:00 on July 18, 261 close contacts and 405 close contacts in Tianjin have been tracked and controlled, and 89 other risk personnel have been identified, and all of them have implemented corresponding health control measures.

10 risk personnel from Tianjin have been sent to other provinces.

  A total of 148 items and environmental samples were collected from relevant places. Among them, the nucleic acid test results of 1 local infected person of "0718" in Hexi District, stair handrails on the 1st to 3rd floors of the residential building, and environmental items on the living floor were positive. Other areas ( (including public areas) are negative.

All epidemic-related places are subject to terminal disinfection.

At the same time, according to the progress of the current epidemic situation, Tianjin has dynamically adjusted the scope of high, medium and low risk areas, which can be inquired on official platforms such as the National Government Service Platform and "Jinyun".

  Epidemiological investigations show that the five infected people reported in the local epidemic situation of "0718" in Hexi District are all in the same community, and there is an obvious epidemiological correlation. It is initially considered to be a clustered epidemic in the community.

Further flow tracing and investigation and control work are still underway.

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