(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Fujian has newly confirmed more than 100 cases for three consecutive days. Putian No. 1 Middle School is listed as a high-risk area
China News Service, Fuzhou, March 19th ( Zheng Jiangluo) Fujian has added more than 100 new local confirmed cases for three consecutive days. The Fujian Provincial Health Commission reported on the afternoon of the 19th that from 0 to 16:00 on the 19th, there were 112 new local confirmed cases and 72 new local asymptomatic infections.
Since March 11, Fujian Province has reported a total of 590 local confirmed cases and 307 local asymptomatic infections. 590 cases are still in hospital (including 0 in critical condition and 0 in severe case), and 307 cases are still under medical observation in isolation.
Quanzhou City, Fujian, where the current round of the epidemic is more serious, has reported a total of 551 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 297 asymptomatic infections from March 13 to 16:00 on 19. Quanzhou officials disclosed that among the confirmed cases, most of them are mild cases; at present, all patients have been transferred to designated hospitals for isolation and treatment, and their condition is stable.
In order to block the wider spread of the epidemic in a timely manner, Quanzhou City launched a large-scale population nucleic acid test on the 18th. , transfer vehicle tour to collect samples, laboratory inspections and other measures. As of 8:40 on the 19th, a total of 6.989 million nucleic acid samples have been collected, and 6.2996 million results have been released.
In response to the spread of the local epidemic, many places in Fujian have added high-risk areas. Since March 19, Quanzhou has added 4 high-risk areas and 9 medium-risk areas; since 8:00 on March 19, Putian Xianyou Private No. 1 Middle School has been listed as a high-risk area; another 14 areas are being upgraded risk.
Fuzhou, the provincial capital, announced the launch of nucleic acid testing for all staff this evening. The Emergency Headquarters for the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic in Fuzhou requires that residents in the city go to designated locations for sampling in an orderly manner in different periods of time to ensure that “everyone should be inspected” and that no one is missed.
Putian City held a press conference today to announce that as of 8:00 on March 19, Putian has identified 172 close contacts and 686 second-close contacts. Isolation control measures. At the same time, nucleic acid sampling and terminal disinfection of environmental specimens will be carried out on the activity sites of confirmed cases. (End)