Poster reporter Zhuang Binbin reported from Shanghai
On March 17, Shanghai held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic to introduce the latest situation of the epidemic. Wu Jinglei, director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, reported that on March 16, there were 8 new local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 150 local asymptomatic infections in Shanghai.
Among the 8 confirmed cases, 1 case was converted from an asymptomatic infection to a confirmed case, 2 cases were found in centralized isolation and control, and 5 cases were found in nucleic acid screening of relevant risk groups. Among the 150 cases of asymptomatic infection, 69 cases were found in centralized isolation control, 1 case was found in the co-investigation of people returning to Shanghai from other provinces, and the rest were found in the screening of related risk groups, all of which have been closed-loop transferred to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center for isolation and treatment. Or isolation medical observation, the current situation is stable.
As of 9:00 on March 17, a total of 15,786 close contacts in Shanghai have been investigated in this round of epidemic in Shanghai, and all of them have been put under control. Among them, 14,255 people have negative nucleic acid test results, and the rest are being tested. A total of 44,041 people in close contact in Shanghai have been investigated, and all of them have been put under control. Among them, 42,430 people have negative nucleic acid test results, and the rest are being tested. Based on epidemiological investigations and risk assessments, we have screened people in multiple regions. Except for the reported confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections, the results have been negative so far.
According to the relevant requirements of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, and after the study and decision of the Shanghai Leading Group Office for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic, from 0:00 on March 18, 2022, 3705 Bao’an Highway, Malu Town, Jiading District will be closed. Lane No. 1 was adjusted from a medium-risk area to a low-risk area, and the risk level of other areas in Shanghai remained unchanged.