The picture shows the scene of the press conference on the epidemic. Photo by Li Aiping
(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hohhot has reported a total of 277 local confirmed cases
China News Network, Hohhot, February 24 (Reporter Li Aiping) A press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hohhot was held here on the 24th. According to the official report, as of 14:00 on February 24, the city has reported a total of 277 confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia.
Wang Dawei, deputy director of the Hohhot Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that at present, the above-mentioned confirmed cases are all receiving isolation treatment in designated hospitals (the Fourth Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region). After expert consultation, 91 cases were common type, 179 cases were mild type, 5 cases were severe type, 2 cases were critical type, and there were no deaths.
As of 6:00 on February 24, a total of 10,050 close contacts and 5,052 secondary close contacts have been identified in this round of epidemic in Hohhot.
According to the deployment of the city’s Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, the seventh round of nucleic acid testing will continue from 7:00 on February 25, and the centralized sampling time will end at 14:00 on February 25.
“From the perspective of nucleic acid testing and screening, there have been cases of social sporadic cases in recent rounds, indicating that there are still infected patients circulating in the society.” Wang Dawei said at the press conference.
Wang Dawei said, “On the one hand, we must continue to carry out nucleic acid testing to find all sporadic cases and centrally control them; on the other hand, the Hohhot Epidemic Headquarters advocates all government agencies, enterprises, institutions and all citizens in the city to choose to work from home, Work online, reduce mobility, and do not go out unless necessary; at the same time, each community should strengthen access management and strictly implement community control measures.”
Wang Dawei told the media reporters at the meeting, “Water supply, power supply, heating, hospitals, sanitation, shopping malls, supermarkets and other departments and industries that keep the city running and provide basic living security work normally to ensure that residents’ daily lives are not affected.”
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“Residents with special circumstances, such as seeking medical treatment, participating in epidemic prevention and control, etc., can leave the community with a recent nucleic acid test certificate, but they must adhere to the ‘two points and one line’ and minimize personnel contact.” Wang Dawei reminded, All citizens should take the initiative to participate in nucleic acid testing, actively cooperate with community management and control, and try not to go out if there is no unavoidable situation. (End)