On May 16, Beijing held a press conference on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus pneumonia. The following is a summary of the key points of the conference:
New social cases are a major risk for epidemic prevention and control
Xu Hejian, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, director of the Municipal Government Information Office, and spokesman for the municipal government, introduced that new social cases are a major risk for epidemic prevention and control, and several clustered outbreaks were caused by social cases. We must fight a combination of speed, strictness, accuracy, and realism to gain time and take the initiative to curb the spread of the epidemic.
The most urgent task is to check and control the related risk personnel in the Yuegezhuang market as soon as possible
Xu Hejian introduced that the top priority is to check and control the risk personnel associated with the epidemic situation in the Yuegezhuang market as soon as possible, and resolutely curb the spread of the epidemic.
On the 16th, three consecutive rounds of regional nucleic acid screening were conducted in District 12
Xu Hejian introduced that in this round of epidemic, Beijing has carried out 10 rounds of regional nucleic acid screening, and sporadic hidden cases have been found in each round, proving that the society has not been thoroughly screened. The Beijing New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group decided to conduct three consecutive rounds of regional nucleic acid screening in 12 districts starting on the 16th.
39 new cases of local infection, distributed in 6 districts, 5 cases of social screening
Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention and a member of the National New Coronavirus Pneumonia Expert Group, informed that from 0:00 to 15:00 on May 16, 28 new cases of local new coronary pneumonia were infected in the city. Since the press conference on May 15, from 15:00 on May 15 to 15:00 on May 16, 39 new cases of local new coronary pneumonia virus infection have been reported in the city, including 12 in Fangshan District, 10 in Fengtai District, and 9 in Chaoyang District. Cases, 5 cases in Haidian District, 2 cases in Xicheng District, and 1 case in Mentougou District; 3 cases of common type, 29 cases of mild type, and 7 cases of asymptomatic infection; 34 cases of control personnel and 5 cases of social screening.
Four clusters of outbreaks occurred in Beijing recently
According to Pang Xinghuo, there have been 4 clustered outbreaks in the city recently: First, 10 new cases of infection have been reported in the Yuegezhuang market-related clustered epidemic, and a total of 25 infected people have been reported, including 15 staff members and 10 related personnel. Second, there were 13 new infections in the cluster related to the third company of the China Railway 11th Bureau, with a total of 81 reported infections. The third is 2 new cases of infection in the clustered epidemic related to the crew members of the 534 bus station, all of which are from management and control personnel, and a total of 6 cases of infection have been reported. Fourth, there were 7 new cases of infection related to the cluster epidemic in the Changyang branch of Yunda Express in Fangshan District, all of which were from management and control personnel, and a total of 28 cases of infection were reported.
There are two independent transmission chains in this round of the epidemic, which have led to branches of the transmission chain
According to Pang Xinghuo, since April 22, the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention has completed the sequencing of 483 local infected specimens. The virus sequences spilled over to other provinces and cities are exactly the same. There are two independent transmission chains in this round of the epidemic, and the branches of the transmission chain are triggered. The newly infected persons whose source of infection has been identified so far are all epidemiologically related to the previously notified infected persons. There are still hidden sources of infection in society, and the spread of the epidemic has not been completely blocked.
Regional nucleic acid screening is of great significance for early detection of hidden sources of infection and interruption of transmission
Pang Xinghuo introduced that the current situation of epidemic prevention and control in this city is severe and complicated, and the risk of social transmission still exists. Regional nucleic acid screening is of great significance for early detection of hidden sources of infection and interruption of the spread of the epidemic. All relevant sub-districts, towns, communities (villages), and all relevant units must perform their main responsibilities, and organize and arrange personnel in their jurisdictions and their employees to screen as much as possible. All inspections should be carried out, and no one should be missed. All communities (villages) and property management departments must effectively perform their management responsibilities, strengthen the management of access to residential quarters, maintain good gates, look after people, check codes, and register, so as to reduce the flow of people and reduce the risk of community transmission. Please implement home office and point-to-point closed-loop management areas, strengthen personnel management, strictly control the arrival rate, and effectively implement various prevention and control measures such as health monitoring, nucleic acid testing, and verification certification.
Yesterday, a total of 20.89 million people were sampled for screening in the Beijing area, and 11 tubes of mixed sampling were found to be positive.
Wang Xiaoe, a member of the Party Committee of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, introduced that on May 15, a total of 20.89 million people were sampled and tested in the regional nucleic acid screening carried out in the city, and 11 tubes were found to be positive for mixed sampling, including 8 tubes in Fengtai District, Haidian District, Fangshan District, 1 tube in Mentougou area. The work of placement control, review and transfer, and flow adjustment traceability has been carried out simultaneously.