A reporter from the Beijing News interviewed several authoritative people and learned that one of Dali’s patients, Wang, had been in close contact with two online ride-hailing drivers and one taxi driver, and has now established contact with three drivers.

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Beijing News (Reporter Zhang Tong) Today (January 25), Yunnan added 6 new patients with pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus. A reporter from the Beijing News interviewed several authoritative people and learned that among them, Wang, a patient in Dali, had close contact with two online ride-hailing drivers and one taxi driver, and has established contact with three drivers. In addition, according to the owner of Wang's family staying in the hotel, Wang and his group stayed in the hotel on the same day, including two children, and Wang was extremely afraid of the cold. After completing the check-in procedures, Wang went to the hospital. Except for Wang's mother-in-law who occasionally went out to buy, the rest of the people did not go out. This morning, five people were taken away by the CDC for isolation and observation, and the two rooms they checked in were locked and no one was re-occupied.

A reporter from the Beijing News interviewed several authoritative people and learned that one of Dali’s patients, Wang, had been in close contact with two online ride-hailing drivers and one taxi driver, and has now established contact with three drivers. - DayDayNews

online assistance notification pictures have been verified with multiple authoritative departments as true.

had contacted three drivers before being diagnosed

CCTV News Client News, on January 25, Yunnan Province reported 6 new confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by imported novel coronavirus infection. Among them, the first patient reported in Dali Prefecture was a 34-year-old male, from Wuhan, Hubei. He arrived in Kunming by plane from Wuhan on January 20. He took a tour group to Dali on the 22nd. He was admitted to the hospital for isolation treatment after visiting Dali medical institution on the 23rd.

Before the above authoritative news was announced, a notice issued by the Office of the Leading Group for the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic was circulated in the circle of friends.

It requires the Dali Prefecture Transportation Bureau to assist in the work. "Wang, a tourist from Wuhan who travels to Dali, took two online car-hailing and one taxi after following the tour group to Dali. The taxi was from a hotel to Dali City First Hospital ( Dali City First People's Hospital ) at around 14:00 on January 23. Please help provide car owner information, including name, gender, age, current address, telephone number, and current health status. Please provide relevant information immediately."

Today (January 25), a reporter from the Beijing News verified the authenticity of the above-mentioned assistance notice with relevant departments in Dali. A person familiar with the matter who did not want to be named said that the content is true. Patient Wang was treated two days ago.

An authoritative person from Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture also told the Beijing News reporter that when the patient Wang was admitted, he was just suspected and was just diagnosed today. People who have had close contact with Wang were asked to be isolated and observed. With the assistance of the traffic management department, they have contacted two online ride-hailing drivers and one taxi driver.

Before seeking medical treatment, the family was placed in the hotel

Beijing News reporter noticed that a hotel was also mentioned in the above assistance notice. A reporter from the Beijing News contacted the hotel owner and learned that among the people who arrived at the hotel that day, in addition to Wang, Wang's wife, Wang's parents-in-law, a little girl about 3 years old and a baby under one year old.

The owner of the hotel said that the above 6 people arrived at the store at around 12:00 on January 23. She and her husband were preparing to have a meal. Two employees in charge of cleaning had already left the store that morning. "Wang and his wife were wearing masks, but others did not wear them. Wang looked like they were sick. I told him there was a hospital near the hotel. He said no, he wanted to go to the city hospital for treatment." The owner of the hotel recalled that Wang was extremely afraid of the cold that day and had been basking in the sun outside the store. After his family checked in, he took a taxi to the hospital and did not return. The five people stayed in the hotel were arranged in rooms 605 and 606 of the hotel. During the two days of staying in the hotel, except for Wang's mother-in-law wearing a mask to occasionally go downstairs to buy groceries, the others had never gone downstairs because the cleaning staff had not yet returned to work, and no one entered the room to clean. Until this morning (January 25), the family is preparing to check out.

"120 told me on the phone that they were going to be quarantined and observed and could not let them go. Afterwards, someone from the CDC tested them, but there was no problem with their body temperature. Later, the five people were taken away," the hotel owner said that her and her husband were also taken with temperature and there was no abnormality. After the family left, the boss locked the 6th floor and never moved it again. The rest of the rooms were disinfected.

Beijing News reporter called the office of the Leading Group for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, and a staff member said that Wang’s five family members have been quarantined.In addition, Wang followed the tour group to Dali for a trip. Other tourists who accompanied the tour group have been quarantined and observed. The driver of the vehicle that Wang took was also in contact and quarantined. If the employee who stayed in the hotel was unwell, he should contact the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in time.

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