With the spread of the new coronavirus in various parts of China, a survey of more than 150,000 people in the inland province of Sichuan found that about 60% of the people were confirmed to be positive. In rural areas, the impact is spreading, with medicines sold out and prices soaring.
In China, after the easing of measures against the new coronavirus infection on the 7th of this month, the infection is spreading rapidly in various places.
In the inland province of Sichuan, which has a population of approximately 83 million, local authorities conducted an online survey of 158,500 people over two days on the 24th and 25th of this month to understand the infection status in the province. .
Of these, about 100,000 people, or 63%, were confirmed to be positive by PCR test or antigen test, revealing the fact that the infection is spreading in Sichuan Province.
The Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which conducted the survey, said, ``Nearly 30% of people who have not undergone PCR tests have symptoms such as fever and cough, and the percentage of people who are actually infected is higher than the 63% who tested positive. high”.
Chinese media reports that pharmacies in local cities and rural areas in Shandong and Yunnan provinces are suffering from the effects of selling out antipyretics and antigen test kits and soaring prices.
A large number of people are expected to return to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of next month.