Shanghai added 1 new case of local asymptomatic infection yesterday, official response details

On the 26th, the reporter was informed that Shanghai responded to questions related to a new case of local asymptomatic infection yesterday:

1. How was the asymptomatic infected person discovered?

The asymptomatic infection is a relative of an overseas imported asymptomatic infection found during closed-loop health monitoring reported on February 23 (It is a father-son relationship), and jointly implement closed-loop health monitoring since February 21.

Those who are determined to be close contacts on February 23 will be quarantined and controlled. During the isolation and control period, the routine new coronavirus nucleic acid test results were abnormal, and the result of the review by the Shanghai CDC was positive. After consultation with experts at the Shanghai level, and comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests, and imaging findings, the patient was diagnosed as asymptomatic infection.

2. Since it is a joint closed-loop health monitoring, why does this asymptomatic infection still have a close contact?

1 close contact is the wife of the local asymptomatic case released today, and they work together to implement closed-loop health monitoring. As of 8:00 a.m. on February 26, the nucleic acid test results of the close contacts were negative, and 43 environmental samples were collected, all of which were negative.


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Editor Hu Decheng

Process Editor Liu Weili