Original title: China faces double challenges of epidemic, Beijing adds new cases of Omicron infection
China News Agency, Beijing, January 15. Comprehensive news: The National Health and Health Commission of China announced on the 15th that there were 165 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 14th, including 61 imported cases and 104 local cases (52 cases in Henan, 39 cases in Tianjin, 8 cases in Guangdong, 4 cases in Shaanxi, and 1 case in Zhejiang). There were 25 new cases of asymptomatic infections, of which 23 were imported from abroad and 2 were local (both in Guangdong).
As of 24:00 on the 14th, there are 3,451 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 4,636 deaths, and a total of 104,745 confirmed cases. There are currently 1,240 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 12,010 confirmed cases and no deaths.
China faces double challenge, 14 provinces report imported cases from Omikron
Mainland China added 104 local confirmed cases on the 14th, with more than 100 cases for 5 consecutive days. There were 61 new confirmed cases imported from abroad, exceeding 60 for the sixth time this month.
At the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held on the afternoon of the 15th, the relevant person in charge of the National Health and Medical Commission said that in the past 30 days, 58.5% of the gene sequences of new coronary pneumonia cases uploaded around the world were strains of Omicron. In the past two days, the infected people reported in Zhuhai and Zhongshan in Guangdong Province, as well as in Shanghai, were all genetically sequenced variants of Omicron. At present, 14 provinces in China have reported imported cases of Omicron. The local Omicron cluster epidemic in Tianjin has spread to Anyang City, Henan Province and Dalian City, Liaoning Province. China is facing Delta and Omicron poisoning. The double challenge of the imported epidemic.
He Qinghua, a first-level inspector of the National Health and Medical Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, said that according to expert analysis and judgment, the Omicron variant does not affect the sensitivity and specificity of China’s existing nucleic acid detection reagents. The general strategy and the general policy of “dynamic clearing” are still effective in preventing Omicron variants.
He Qinghua said that with the spread of the global new crown epidemic, the risk of China’s foreign defense import continued to increase. In addition, the Spring Festival, winter vacation and Spring Festival are coming soon, and the cross-regional flow of people is increasing, and the epidemic prevention and control situation in China is severe and complicated. However, under this background, the overall situation of the national epidemic has remained stable, and the local clustered epidemics that occurred in some areas can generally be effectively controlled in a short period of time.
The epidemic in Tianjin is still in the developing stage, and there is still a risk of community transmission in Anyang
Tianjin added 39 local confirmed cases on the 14th. As of 24:00 on the 14th, the number of local cases in Tianjin exceeded 200, including 181 confirmed cases and 22 asymptomatic infections (2 of which were converted to confirmed cases).
Henan Province added 52 local confirmed cases on the same day, including 37 cases in Anyang City, 12 cases in Xuchang City, and 3 cases in Zhengzhou City. Since the newly added local confirmed cases exceeded 100 (118) on the 11th, the increasing local confirmed cases in Henan Province showed a trend of fluctuation and decline.
Anyang City has become the area with the most local confirmed cases in Henan Province for 4 consecutive days. Since January 8, Anyang City has reported a total of 235 local confirmed cases, of which 218 were in Tangyin County. According to local reports, the 35 new confirmed cases in Tangyin County on the 14th (20 in Guxian Town and 15 in Tangyin Yucai School) are all in the clear chain of transmission.
The National Health and Medical Commission said on the 15th that the current epidemic situation in Tianjin is still developing, but the new cases in the past three days were mainly found through screening at the isolation point, and the risk of epidemic spillover has gradually decreased. The epidemic in Anyang, Henan still has a certain risk of community transmission. The number of newly added cases in Zhengzhou and Xuchang has continued to decline in recent days. The epidemic has shown signs of improvement, and the risk of subsequent transmission is gradually decreasing.
The new cases in Zhuhai are all infected with Omicron, and the epidemic in Xi’an has entered the final stage
On the 14th, Zhuhai added 6 local confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection. According to a report from Zhuhai City, after a local case was reported in Tanzhou Town, Zhongshan City on the 13th, large-scale nucleic acid testing was quickly carried out in Nanping Town and Qianshan Street, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City. As of the evening of the 13th, 7 positive cases were confirmed. After re-examination by the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the gene sequencing preliminarily determined that it was an Omicron-infected strain.
According to the epidemiological investigation in Zhuhai City, the source of infection of the virus is currently unknown, but 7 positive cases have been found in the same transmission chain. At present, the Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City has designated the whole area of Nanping Town as a key prevention area, implemented the management measures of “only entry and no entry”, and carried out nucleic acid testing once a day.
Guangzhou City added a new case of asymptomatic infection on the 14th. In Huadu District, he was an airline international flight cleaner. For the past 14 days, he has lived in a concentrated residence of high-risk personnel, and has undergone closed-loop management throughout the process. Previously, “one inspection per day” “The routine nucleic acid test results were negative.
On the 14th, Xi’an added 4 new local confirmed cases, hitting a new low this month and maintaining single digits for 4 consecutive days. According to the Shaanxi Provincial Health and Health Commission, since January 10, Xi’an has achieved zero social cases for 5 consecutive days, and the epidemic has entered the final stage.
Beijing adds Omicron infected person, Hangzhou adds local case
On the evening of the 15th, Beijing announced that there was a new local confirmed case in Haidian District, who was infected with the Omicron variant. The case has no history of travel and residence in other provinces and cities in the past 14 days, and no history of contact with related cases. The nucleic acid test of the two co-residents was negative.
In response to the outbreak, Beijing immediately mobilized a city-level transfer team to rush to the scene, and made every effort to trace the source and conduct epidemiological investigations on the cases and their close contacts. At present, the 17 risk points involved in this case have all implemented control measures, and the nucleic acid testing of risk personnel and the environment is in progress.
On the 14th, Hangzhou added a new local confirmed case, a nurse in the inpatient department of the Oncology Department of Xixi Hospital. On the 15th, Hangzhou City reported another case of asymptomatic infection, a cleaning worker in the Oncology Department of Xixi Hospital.
Officials from Zhejiang Province stated that Xixi Hospital was the outbreak point of the epidemic in Hangzhou and the main battlefield of this epidemic prevention encounter. At present, it is necessary to quickly set up a special class for the work of Xixi Hospital, and comprehensively implement the epidemic prevention and control work in the hospital. (Finish)
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