(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Over 2,500 cases in this round of infections in Gansu have occurred frequently in many places in mainland China
China News Agency, Beijing, July 23. Comprehensive news: China's National Health Commission announced on the 23rd that there were 164 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 22nd, including 36 imported cases and 128 local cases.
There were 653 new cases of asymptomatic infections, including 59 imported cases and 594 local cases.
No new deaths were reported.
As of 24:00 on the 22nd, there are 1,751 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 5,226 deaths, and a total of 228,519 confirmed cases.
There are currently 534 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 20,318 confirmed cases and no deaths.
The local epidemic situation in mainland China is scattered in many places and the new crown vaccine is frequently issued in many places. The effect of preventing severe disease and preventing death is remarkable
On the 22nd, 722 new local infections (confirmed + asymptomatic) were added in mainland China, the first time in the past four days that the number of cases fell below 800.
Among them, 128 cases were confirmed locally, distributed in 11 provinces: 42 cases in Gansu, 35 cases in Guangxi, 23 cases in Guangdong, 11 cases in Sichuan, and 7 provinces added single digits each.
There were 594 cases of local asymptomatic infections, also from 11 provinces: except Gansu (329 cases) and Guangxi (174 cases), the remaining 9 provinces each had a new increase of less than 20 cases.
China's National Health and Medical Commission said on the 23rd that according to the World Health Organization, new confirmed cases in the Western Pacific region, where China is located, increased by 37% last week, the fastest growing region in the world.
The sub-branch of Omicron BA.5 has spread to more than 100 countries and regions around the world, resulting in an increase in the number of infections, hospitalizations and severe cases, and China's foreign defense import pressure is increasing.
At the same time, the local epidemic situation in mainland China is spreading and frequently occurring in many places. The spillover of the epidemic in some areas has not been completely blocked, and the prevention and control situation is severe and complicated.
On the same day, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council of China held a press conference on the safety and effectiveness of the new crown vaccine.
Relevant experts said at the meeting that a large amount of clinical research evidence at home and abroad shows that the new crown vaccine has a very significant effect on preventing disease, severe illness and death.
In the vaccinated population, even with breakthrough infections, the risk of severe illness and death is greatly reduced.
According to reports, the Omicron variant has stronger immune evasion ability than the previous variants, and has a certain impact on various existing vaccines and human neutralizing antibodies induced by previous infections.
However, a number of research results show that the effect of existing vaccines at home and abroad in preventing severe illness and death still maintains a high level. The Chinese vaccine still has a good protective effect on severe illness and death caused by the Omicron variant, and enhanced immunity can Further reduce the risk of hospitalization, severe illness and death.
More than 2,500 infected people in Gansu, Lanzhou's epidemic situation shows a positive trend
Gansu Province added 42 local confirmed cases and 329 asymptomatic infections on the 22nd. As of 24:00 on the 22nd, the province has reported a total of 2,564 local infections (419 confirmed cases and 2145 asymptomatic cases).
According to previous official news, on July 8, Gansu Province reported the first local infection of the current round of the epidemic, which was found in the routine nucleic acid test of key personnel in Lanzhou City.
The Omicron variant BA.2.38, which caused the current round of the epidemic in the province, has strong transmission power and fast transmission speed, and has been transmitted for at least 5 generations as of the 22nd.
The epidemic in Gansu Province has affected most cities and prefectures in the province, of which Lanzhou, the provincial capital, is the most severely affected.
On July 22, Lanzhou added 31 local confirmed cases and 164 asymptomatic infections. A total of 1,629 local infections (366 confirmed cases and 1,263 asymptomatic cases) have been reported in this round of the epidemic.
Lanzhou announced on the 23rd that since July 19, the city has carried out three consecutive rounds of large-scale nucleic acid testing.
In the first round, 121 positive cases were detected, of which 35 were social; 179 were positive in the second round, and 19 were social; 88 were positive in the third round, and 15 were social.
The above data shows that the epidemic situation in Lanzhou has shown a positive trend. The number of positive people detected in the third round has dropped significantly compared with the previous two rounds, and the number of positive people detected in social interviews has continued to decrease.
Shenzhen's increasing number of local infections hit a new high in the city this month, Beihai comprehensively promotes the zero-clearing operation
On the 22nd, Guangdong Province added 22 local confirmed cases and 9 asymptomatic infections, all in Shenzhen. In addition, Zhongshan City reported 1 asymptomatic infection transferred to a confirmed case.
Shenzhen announced on the 23rd that of the 31 new local infections in the city on the 22nd, 17 were close contacts for isolation and observation, 6 were found in medium and high-risk areas by screening, 3 were found in key personnel, and 3 were active. Among the visiting staff, 2 cases were found in community screening.
After preliminary investigation, the above-mentioned case trajectory involves the 5 districts of Longgang, Nanshan, Luohu, Futian, and Longhua, and there is still a risk of hidden spread of the epidemic in the society.
Officially reported data shows that over 100 local infections have been reported in Shenzhen in the past six days, and the number of new infections has fluctuated upward.
Since the 19th, the daily increase of local infections in Shenzhen has exceeded double digits. Since the 20th, there have been more than 20 cases for 3 consecutive days.
On the 22nd, Guangxi added 35 local confirmed cases and 174 asymptomatic infections, mainly from Beihai City (35+167).
As of 24:00 on the 22nd, there were 1,422 local infections in Beihai City (319 confirmed cases and 1,103 asymptomatic cases).
Beihai City announced on the 23rd that the city is attacking and fighting with all its strength, and comprehensively promoting the "clearing and attacking fortifications".
It is reported that the "7.12 epidemic" in Beihai is mainly concentrated in Haicheng District and Yinhai District. The city is going all out to do a good job in the key prevention and control of these two districts. and other actions to ensure that nucleic acid testing should be checked thoroughly.
Anhui Huaiyuan has zero new local infections at Urumqi Airport for 5 consecutive days
Anhui Province added 7 local confirmed cases and 16 asymptomatic infections on the 22nd. Except for one asymptomatic infection transferred to a confirmed case reported in Yongqiao District of Suzhou City, the rest were all in Huaiyuan County, Bengbu City.
From July 15 to 22, a total of more than 500 local infections were reported in Huaiyuan County in the current round of the epidemic.
According to official data, since Huaiyuan County reported 150 new positive cases on July 15, the fluctuation of the daily increase of local infections has declined, and the social situation has been zero for five consecutive days.
Chengdu announced on the 23rd that 11 new local confirmed cases and 3 asymptomatic infections were added in the city on the 22nd, of which 13 were newly infected people in the "7.15 epidemic", and 1 was an imported local confirmed case. The 7.15 epidemic" has nothing to do with it.
As of 24:00 on the 22nd, a total of 53 local confirmed cases and 16 asymptomatic infections were reported in Chengdu during the "7.15 Epidemic".
According to a report from Urumqi, Xinjiang, from 0:00 to 9:00 on the 23rd, during the routine nucleic acid test conducted by the staff of the Urumqi Diwopu International Airport cargo yard, one person had an abnormal result and was diagnosed as an asymptomatic infection after review.
At present, the investigation and tracking of relevant placement control, review and transfer, flow traceability, and close contacts have been carried out in an all-round way, and epidemic prevention measures such as the control of epidemic-related places and environmental disinfection are being advanced in an orderly manner.
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