[NTDTV, Beijing time, April 23, 2022]The epidemic situation in Beijing suddenly escalated. On April 22, the Beijing authorities reported it overnight. An elderly tour group of 140 people was quarantined, and a school was urgently closed.
“Beijing Daily” reported that an elderly tour group from Beijing was traveling in Yanqing, a suburb of the city, with 140 people, including high-risk people involved in the epidemic. At noon on the 22nd, Yanqing District launched an emergency response, and everyone in the tour group was quarantined.
Officials say all members of the tour group tested negative. However, the Yanqing District Center for Disease Control and Prevention asked citizens to “do not go to Beijing unless it is necessary” and “do not hold gathering activities unless it is necessary”, showing that the epidemic is not as easy as the official said.
In addition, Beijing’s Chaoyang District also reported a new case on the 22nd, involving two tour groups, and all scenic spots in Pinggu District were immediately closed.
In the middle of the night on the 22nd, Beijing held a press conference on epidemic prevention and control overnight, reporting that there were 6 new local confirmed cases in Beijing, involving Shunyi District and Chaoyang District. Because the CCP has been covering up the truth of the epidemic, the outside world doubts that the official data has shrunk significantly.
According to official reports, many of the patients are students. The Chuiyangliu Branch of Beijing Huiwen Middle School in Chaoyang District will be closed for 7 days from the 22nd, and relevant centralized isolation. Other teachers and students are isolated at home, and the resumption time is to be determined.
Another patient lives in Beiwu Village, Beiwu Town, Shunyi District, and has implemented closed management on the 22nd, and all relevant personnel have been isolated.
Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a press conference that the new patients involved elderly tourist groups in Beijing suburbs, decoration staff and school students. The infected people have a wide range of activities and the risk of future transmission is high. We must continue to adhere to the general policy of “dynamic clearing” and unswervingly.
She also said that the “May 1st” holiday is approaching, reminding citizens to stay out of Beijing if it is not necessary, and advocating local festivals.
Xu Hejian, a spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Government, pointed out that around the “May 1st” holiday, the increase in personnel mobility is a challenge to the capital’s epidemic prevention and control.
That night, the Beijing Leading Group for Epidemic Prevention and Control held a meeting. Cai Qi, Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and leader of the Leading Group for Prevention and Control, presided over the meeting. Chen Jining, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor; Zhang Yankun, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress, and Deputy Leader of the Prevention and Control Leading Group attended the meeting.
The meeting said that there have been a number of outbreaks in Beijing recently, involving a wide range, with a high risk of hidden transmission, and the situation is urgent. Relevant areas have launched emergency responses, requiring that the general policy of “dynamic clearing” be unswervingly adhered to, and the epidemic should be dealt with overnight.
Just before Beijing announced the escalation of the epidemic, some areas had just been unblocked, only to be closed again a few hours later. Netizens in Beijing complained: “Beijing has just picked up stars in the afternoon, and it will be added in the evening.” “Beijing has been lifted for six hours this time. If so, don’t take a break on May 1st. Why don’t you just stay honest?” “Absolutely, this year’s epidemic is more frequent than last year, and there is no rest.”
“This time the communication chain is wide and long, serious.” “I really want to complain, as long as it is a holiday in Beijing, there will definitely be troubles.
Chaoyang District conducted nucleic acid tests for all staff overnight on the 22nd. Some netizens said, “The district is closed and I cried.”
Some netizens also posted photos on Weibo, lamenting that at 3:00 in the morning, residents lined up in long lines to make nucleic acids, “…hey, it’s endless.”
Another netizen made nucleic acid on the 23rd and posted a photo saying: “There is a kind of end called the end of the nucleic acid team! I can’t see it when I turn and turn.”
Some netizens expressed dissatisfaction with the mandatory nucleic acid: “Is daily nucleic acid just to make money for these so-called directors?” (Note: Yu Luming, director of the Beijing Municipal Health and Health Commission, was investigated a few days ago for allegedly breaking the law.)
Many netizens also posted screenshots of the pop-up window on their mobile phones, saying that they received information at night and were told that they had been to the epidemic risk area, and asked to report to the relevant departments immediately. Otherwise, you will bear legal consequences. Causes citizens who receive the message to be unable to work properly.
Netizen “Stupid Orange Cat”: “I originally went to work today, but the pop-up window suddenly stopped working. I have already taken the initiative to report to the unit and the community. I don’t know when the pop-up window can be lifted.”
There are also many netizens complaining about the impact of the closure and control measures on people’s lives and the economy: “Yes, 5-1, stay at home with peace of mind, and there is no point in traveling around.” “This year is really the rhythm of putting all walks of life to death.” “It’s time to return to the era of farming after this epidemic… No modern economic industry can survive…”
In addition, many Beijing residents hurried to buy supplies when they saw that the epidemic was heating up again. Some netizens said: “Wake up at 7:00 in the morning, watching the epidemic situation in Beijing, and the place less than 800 meters away from me was blocked. I rushed to buy vegetables, and all the software was removed. I didn’t eat breakfast until now. I said, I’m really tired. .”
“After watching the Beijing press conference at eleven o’clock last night, I rushed to the market early in the morning to buy vegetables.” “I silently clicked on Dingdong to buy vegetables late at night…”
A netizen wanted to shop online, but found that everyone was rushing to buy it, and the riders had already filled their appointments that day: “I just silently opened Meituan to take a look at the grocery shopping… Speechless, everyone is really scared.”
According to the latest news from the “Beijing Daily” on April 23, a positive person was detected by nucleic acid screening in Chaoyang District on the evening of the 22nd. Dongcheng District has launched an emergency response and closed the outpatient building of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
At present, the highly contagious Omicron mutated virus is spreading widely in China. Shanghai has continued to be closed for more than a month and has not been lifted. At least 30 cities across the country have implemented lockdown measures, and the epidemic in Beijing has also been repeated. calm. Experts said that the CCP’s insistence on the “virus clearing” measures will cause a severe setback to the Chinese economy and may lead to social unrest.
(Comprehensive report by reporter Luo Tingting/responsible editor: De Ming)
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