18 new cases of asymptomatic infection in Urumqi

On April 29, the Information Office of the People’s Government of Urumqi, Xinjiang held a press conference on epidemic prevention and control. It was notified at the meeting that from 0:00 on April 28 to 10:00 on April 29, there were 18 new cases of asymptomatic infection in Midong District, Urumqi City, all of whom were close contacts of asymptomatic infected person 1 reported on the 27th. The above-mentioned personnel were found in the nucleic acid test at the centralized isolation medical observation point and the sealing and control management unit, and have been transferred to the designated medical institution for isolation and medical observation. At present, all the close contacts identified have been placed under centralized isolation and medical observation.

Chang Jianmei, deputy director of the Urumqi Municipal Health Commission, said that in the three rounds of nucleic acid testing that have been conducted, except for the 20 cases of positive infection reported by the centralized isolation medical observation point and the closure and control management unit, no Positively infected persons were found in society. (Li Hui, correspondent of all media reporters of Guangming Daily client, Han Bo)

Source: Guangming Daily