According to Xinhua News Agency, the reporter learned from the Jilin Provincial Health and Health Commission that from 0 to 24:00 on March 18, there were 1,674 new local confirmed cases in the province, including 914 cases in Jilin City, 742 cases in Changchun City, and North Korea in Yanbian. There are 6 cases in ethnic autonomous prefecture and 12 cases in Siping city. Disease control experts pointed out that the current epidemic situation in Jilin Province is still severe and complex, and the screening of infected persons is being continuously accelerated.
In the past few days, Jilin Province has promoted the screening measures combining nucleic acid detection and antigen self-testing for all employees, and the screening efficiency of infected persons has been improved. Zhang Li, deputy director of the Jilin Provincial Health and Health Commission, said that all localities are making every effort to improve the capacity and efficiency of nucleic acid testing to ensure that a round of testing is completed with high quality within 24 hours and the results are available.
A number of cured patients have been discharged from hospital in Jilin Province. On the evening of the 18th, the first batch of 21 patients with new coronary pneumonia in Changchun were discharged from the hospital. The batch of patients were admitted to hospital on the 11th, and all of them were mild. Except for 3 adults, the others were students from Jiutai No. 1 Middle School in Changchun City. On the morning of the 19th, 35 cured patients with new coronary pneumonia were discharged from Jilin Central Hospital. According to relevant regulations, the patient will continue to undergo home health monitoring for 7 days after discharge.
In Jiutai District, Changchun City, where the epidemic is more severe, two prescription cabin hospitals were put into use on the morning of the 19th, providing more than 3,000 beds. The reporter learned that the local area has accelerated the progress of the reconstruction of the temporary makeshift hospital, and the completion and operation of the two makeshift hospitals are ahead of the original plan.
Editor Sun Linzhi