(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) 3 new local confirmed cases in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, all are close and sub-close contacts of previous cases
Chinanews.com Baotou, February 25 (Reporter Zhang Wei) On the 25th, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, saying that as of 14:00 on February 25, there were 3 new cases in the city. Local confirmed cases are all close and sub-close contacts of previous cases.
Zhang Hua, deputy director of the Baotou Municipal Health Commission, said: “Among them, confirmed case 19 and confirmed cases 10 to 16 and 18 are in the same transmission chain, and they were also infected after family gatherings.”
Confirmed case 19, male, is a close contact of confirmed case 10. On February 23, in the nucleic acid test of close contact and sub-close contact personnel, the initial screening and review were positive, and he was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.
Confirmed case 20, female, is a close contact of confirmed case 1. After entering the centralized isolation point on February 17, the nucleic acid test was negative for 5 consecutive days, and on February 23, the routine nucleic acid test was positive; confirmed case 21. Female, a close contact of confirmed case 1. After entering the centralized isolation point on February 18, the nucleic acid test was negative for 5 consecutive times. On February 24, the routine nucleic acid test was positive. After review by the Baotou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it was positive. After consultation with the expert group, 2 people were confirmed to be confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia.
As of 14:00 on February 25, Baotou City has 21 local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia. After consultation with the expert group, 13 cases are common and 8 cases are mild.
Zhang Hua said that as of 14:00 on February 25, Baotou City had investigated a total of 2,788 close contacts, of which 2,714 were in centralized isolation and 74 were isolated at home; 3,242 close contacts were investigated, of which 1,649 were concentrated Quarantine, 1593 people are quarantined at home.
The reporter learned from the press conference that up to now, Baotou City has detected a total of 12 positive people from close and sub-close contacts related to confirmed cases and confirmed them, and no positives have been detected from key areas and people who are willing to check.
The spring semester of 2022 is about to start. According to Zhang Wenke, director of the Baotou Education Bureau, the epidemic prevention and control on campus is more stringent than other groups in society. “Adhere to the ‘daily report’ and ‘zero report’ system of teacher and student health information, comprehensively do a good job in preventive disinfection of the campus environment, and conduct regular nucleic acid testing on school administrators.”
Liu Xiaorong, deputy director of the Baotou Education Bureau, introduced that at present, the epidemic situation in Baotou does not yet have the conditions for returning to school. Based on the characteristics of each school stage, the local decision is that kindergartens will be postponed. Start arranging online teaching. After the epidemic situation is stabilized, after the evaluation and approval of those who meet the conditions for returning to school, the students will return to school according to the “one place, one policy”, “sorted and orderly” and “staggered peak and time”.
“Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou Teachers College, Baotou Vocational and Technical College and other eight universities in Baotou all started online teaching on February 28.” Liu Xiaorong said.
Zhang Wenke said that Baotou City will scientifically determine the start time based on the epidemic situation. When the school starts, all teachers must hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours, and all students must provide certificates such as health codes, travel codes, and health travel records. (End)