China’s new crown epidemic has deteriorated sharply. According to official reports, there were 1,337 new local confirmed cases in the mainland and 788 new local asymptomatic infections, for a total of 2,125 cases. Cities such as Shenzhen, Dongguan and Shanghai have implemented closed-loop management, prohibiting residents from entering and leaving. What followed was a rise in food prices and panic buying.
According to the website of China’s National Health and Construction Commission on Monday (14th), there were 1,437 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland in the past day, of which 1,337 were local confirmed cases. Among them, 895 were in Jilin, 92 in Shandong, 79 in Guangdong, and 60 in Shaanxi. In addition, 906 new asymptomatic infections were reported, of which 788 were local cases, including 162 in Hebei, 151 in Guangdong, 2 in Beijing, 13 in Shanghai and 4 in Sichuan.
There were 75 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Shenzhen and 11 asymptomatic infections. From now until Sunday, Shenzhen will carry out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for all employees. In addition to ensuring the city’s operation and the transportation of goods and goods to Hong Kong, the city’s public transportation and subways will be suspended, and the community will be under closed management, so that citizens can stay at home. All enterprises will work from home and suspend production and business activities.
In some areas such as Longhua, Nanshan, Futian, and Luohu District, a closed area, control area and prevention area are implemented, waiting for the staff to come to the door for testing. If a positive case is found, it will be changed to a closed area. The video provided by local residents showed that in an urban village, many people were queuing for nucleic acid testing: “It was crowded with people, and they couldn’t even squeeze, and they all ran outside…”.
Another video showed that the supermarkets were sold out of bread, biscuits and other foods, and the shelves were empty. Many people are lining up to buy, and a staff member appealed to the public not to buy: “The supermarket normally supplies vegetables, grain and rice, which are all normal supplies. Shenzhen is a first-tier city. Now we are fighting the epidemic with the whole city. Don’t think that Shenzhen people can’t buy vegetables. , Mi, I’m afraid you won’t be able to put it in your house.”
[China’s new crown pneumonia diagnosis has risen sharply]
[Shenzhen and Shanghai are gradually closed after the fall of the city]China’s new crown epidemic has deteriorated sharply. According to official reports, there were 1,337 new local confirmed cases in the mainland and 788 new local asymptomatic infections, for a total of 2,125 cases. Cities such as Shenzhen, Dongguan and Shanghai have implemented closed-loop management, prohibiting residents from entering and leaving. What followed was a rise in food prices and panic buying.#chinaepidemic#clear#chinamode#national testing pic.twitter.com/K1iVKNEXm8
— Radio Free Asia (@RFA_Chinese) March 14, 2022
Shenzhen officials said that the supply of edible agricultural products such as rice, noodles, oil, meat, eggs and poultry is sufficient
The Shenzhen Municipal Administration of Market Supervision and the Municipal Bureau of Commerce said that the supply of edible agricultural products such as rice, noodles, oil, meat, eggs and poultry in the city is sufficient and the supply is smooth, and the bureau has taken measures to crack down on price gouging and hoarding.
Dongguan, which is adjacent to Shenzhen, will carry out multiple rounds of nucleic acid testing throughout the city from Monday to Sunday (20th) this month. Dongguan buses and subways are temporarily suspended. The city’s communities and villages (communities) are all under enclosure management. Factories and enterprises , The industrial park will fully implement closed management, the whole city will suspend dine-in, and schools will stop offline teaching activities.
According to Guangdong media reports, 6 people, including the deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department; the executive deputy mayor of Dongguan City, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the secretary of the Dalang Town Committee of Dongguan City; dismissed.
Shanghai, China’s most populous city, has also implemented partial “closed city” measures. Local resident Miss Zhang told this station that Xuhui District and other areas where the epidemic was found, as well as university campuses, implemented closed-loop management, and primary schools have stopped teaching. she says:
“Many schools, communities, hospitals, etc. with the epidemic or close contacts of the new crown have been closed. Now residents cannot leave Shanghai. More than 50% of people can still go out, and the rest of the people who are locked at home can only rely on Takeaways come to buy vegetables, but now it is very difficult to buy food, and everyone is hoarding, everyone is rushing to buy, so it is very difficult to buy vegetables.”
On March 13, medical staff in the emergency department of Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital had a physical conflict. The hospital is currently investigating the incident. The hospital reported that the relevant departments have disclosed to the society that during the hospital’s risk screening of inpatients, it found that the nucleic acid test of inpatients from other provinces in Shanghai was positive, and positive infections were found one after another in the subsequent inspections. The positive infections confirmed by the CDC have been announced.
Gu Guoping, a resident of Shanghai’s Minhang District, told this station that many areas in Shanghai have implemented closed management:
“Today, there are a lot of new (positive new crown pneumonia tests), and everyone has passed some numbers privately. Regarding this epidemic, the Shanghai Municipal Health and Construction Commission said that all staff should be tested for nucleic acid. You (the Health and Construction Commission) should be targeted. This is Waste of resources is also disturbing the people, and it is also delivering benefits to interest groups.”
Shanghai officials announced on Sunday that all passenger stations in Shanghai will suspend operations from March 14, all primary and secondary schools in Shanghai will be adjusted to online teaching, kindergartens and nurseries will stop entering kindergartens, and various training institutions and nurseries will not be allowed to carry out Offline training and childcare services.
In addition, Hebei Langfang, Cangzhou central urban area, and Qingxian County have implemented comprehensive traffic control on the entrances and exits of expressways, national and provincial trunk roads, and rural roads entering and leaving Guangyang District from this Sunday.
Reporter: Qiao Long Editor in charge: Wen Xiaoping Web editor: Ruizhe