China News Service, Haikou, August 20 (Zhang Yuehe) Chen Shaoshi, deputy director of the Hainan Provincial Health Commission, said at a press conference on epidemic prevention and control in Hainan Province on the 20th that the number of newly reported infections in Hainan Province has been 27 for two consecutive days. The rate of decline has dropped by nearly half from the peak, and the epidemic situation in the province has a clear downward trend.
He said that on the 19th, Hainan Province added 469 local confirmed cases and 732 local asymptomatic infections.
The development trend of the epidemic situation in 6 key cities and counties has been effectively contained.
In terms of medical treatment, Hainan is coordinating the convalescent plasma of recovered patients with new coronary pneumonia outside the province for medical treatment.
As of the 19th, a total of 1,076 cases have been cured and discharged in Hainan.
From August 9th to 19th, Hainan guaranteed a total of 136,075 passengers to return.
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