China Youth Daily client Jinan, March 17 (China Youth Daily, China Youth Daily reporter Xing Ting) This afternoon, the Shandong provincial government held a press conference on epidemic prevention and control. According to reports, from 0:00 on March 16 to At 24:00, the province reported 26 new local confirmed cases, 96 new local asymptomatic infections, and 10 local asymptomatic infections turned into confirmed cases. The new cases are mainly from key groups in the isolation and control area. The number of new local confirmed cases in the province has dropped for the fifth day in a row.
According to reports, the cases reported in Laixi, Weihai, Zibo and other places in Qingdao on March 16 were all from quarantine control personnel, and the prevention and control effect was further consolidated. Binzhou is taking strong measures to increase the traceability of the epidemic, nucleic acid testing, isolation and control, and resolutely cut off the social transmission chain.
“At present, all departments at all levels in the province are doing their best to fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and the prevention and control situation continues to stabilize and improve.” The deputy director of the General Office of the Shandong Provincial Government and the provincial party committee are coordinating epidemic prevention and control and Zhang Liansan, executive deputy director of the Office of the Economic Operation Leading Group (Headquarters), said.
Source: China Youth Daily Client