This Newspaper, Shanghai, May 28 (Reporters Ren Peng, Meng Xindi) At the press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia in Shanghai held on the 28th, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission Zhao Dandan introduced that on May 27, Songjiang District, Shanghai reported a confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia (mild) found in a related risk group. Personnel investigation, sampling and testing, prevention and control management, and implementation of epidemic prevention measures such as terminal disinfection of relevant places and environments. This confirmed case has been transferred to a designated medical institution for isolation and treatment.
It is reported that as of 9:00 on May 28, a total of 13 close contacts in Shanghai have been investigated and all of them have been quarantined. Among them, 3 people have positive nucleic acid test results. These 3 people are the co-residents of the reported cases in Songjiang. After review by the disease control department and expert consultation, they have been confirmed as confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia (mild), and they have been transferred to designated medical institutions for isolation and treatment. The first nucleic acid test results of the remaining 10 people were all negative. At present, Shanghai has listed Lane 585, Binhu Road, Fangsong Street, Songjiang District as a medium-risk area.
Recently, there have been sporadic new positive infections in several districts in Shanghai. In this regard, Sun Xiaodong, deputy director of the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explained that there are two main possibilities for this to happen. One is that these positive infected persons may have come into contact with other people infected with the new coronavirus, and the other is that they may also have been in contact with infected persons. The environment or objects contaminated by the new coronavirus.
Sun Xiaodong said that the disease control department attaches great importance to sporadic new positive infections, and will send personnel to the site to carry out epidemiological investigation and traceability work as soon as possible, to investigate and control close and sub-close contacts, and to carry out environmental disinfection If these effective measures can be put in place, even if there are sporadic positive infections, the rebound of the epidemic can be prevented.
Sun Xiaodong suggested that preventing the rebound of the epidemic requires the joint efforts of the whole society. I hope that the general public can continue to do a good job of “three sets and five needs”, especially when doing nucleic acid testing, maintaining social distance when going to public places, and doing Good personal protection (especially wearing a mask), wash your hands at home, etc.