Starting at 0:00 on the 4th, the tourist city of Sanya entered a state of regional control. From the 1st to 12:00 on the 4th, this famous seaside tourist resort reported a total of 72 confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection.

China News Service, Beijing, August 4 (Reporter Kan Feng) Starting from 0:00 on the 4th, the tourist city of Sanya entered a state of regional control. From the 1st to 12:00 on the 4th, this famous seaside tourist resort reported a total of 72 confirmed cases and 21 asymptomatic infections. Currently, many scenic spots in Sanya have been suspended for business.

nucleic acid detection site in Sanya . Image source: "Sanya Release" WeChat public account

The risk of hidden transmission in the community is high

Sanya late-night notice to initiate regional control

The current epidemic in Sanya was first reported on August 1. On the same day, Sanya reported 1 new local confirmed case. The sampling point at Yazhou Railway Station was discovered. Sanya reported on the 2nd that the third-generation sequencing of the virus gene in this case was the Omicron BA.5.1.3 evolutionary strain.

Since then, Sanya reported 12 new locally confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection on the 2nd; 10 new local confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection were reported on the 3rd; from 0 to 12:00 on the 4th, new cases were reported. There were 48 additional confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection became a confirmed case.

According to official information disclosed later, Lin Moumou, the confirmed case in Sanya on the 1st, is a fishmonger at the central fishing port of Yazhou. He has received three shots of the new crown vaccine. On July 30, he took a train from Yazhou to . After arriving at Danzhou City at Baimajing Station, we attended a banquet in Xinzhou Town and went to markets, clinics and other places. On July 31, I took the train from Baimajing Station to Yazhou Station . After landing for sampling, I drove back to my dormitory without going out or visiting. On-site inspection found that one tube was positive in the 10:1 mixed test, and was confirmed positive after re-examination and re-examination.

According to the introduction at the Sanya Epidemic Prevention and Control Conference on the afternoon of the 3rd, as of 11:00 on August 3, Sanya City had 441 new close contacts, with a total of 597 close contacts; 169 new sub-close contacts, and a total of 219 sub-close contacts. 103 people were referred to other cities and counties within the province for collaborative investigation and control, and 8 people were referred to outside the province for collaborative investigation and control.

Sanya also revealed that in terms of key points and personnel management and control, special work teams were organized to conduct a thorough investigation of the number of fishermen on various types of fishing boats and the scope of fish trading in the city, and focused on the city’s fish trading practitioners, hotel and restaurant purchasing and processing personnel, etc. Comprehensive nucleic acid testing and screening of the population are promoted.

htmlAt 12:00 on August 3, Sanya opened the makeshift hospital , providing 1,828 beds and treating mild patients and asymptomatic infections in separate areas. Late that night, Sanya issued a notice that starting from 0:00 on the 4th, Sanya City (except Haitang Bay area, Yalong Bay area, and Yucai Ecological Zone) will enter a state of regional control. The notice stated that the current epidemic prevention and control situation in Sanya City is severe and complex, and the risk of hidden transmission in communities is greater. People gathering and cross-regional activities will increase the risk of epidemic spread.

Since the first confirmed case of this round of epidemic was discovered in Sanya on the 1st, epidemics have appeared in four cities and counties in Hainan. In addition to Sanya, there are also Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Danzhou City and Lingao County.

Data map: Passenger flow at Sanya Airport during the summer travel season. Photo courtesy of Chen Lu

Tourist resorts suddenly hit by the epidemic

Hotels receive a large number of cancellation calls

Sanya is a famous seaside tourist resort. It is currently at the peak of summer travel. How does Sanya deal with the sudden epidemic?

Judging from flight data, there are indeed many tourists in Sanya this summer vacation. The epidemic situation in many places across the country stabilized in July, and after the summer travel season started, as of July 22, the cumulative passenger throughput of Sanya Airport exceeded 1 million, and the average daily inbound and outbound passengers exceeded 47,000, an increase of 79.7% from June.

Chen Wenwu, a staff member of of Sanya Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone, recently told the media that the average daily passenger flow in the summer prospect area hovers around two to three thousand, "doubling to five or six thousand in July, and more than 8,000 on weekends."

According to Sanya’s current regional control measures, you need to have two negative nucleic acid tests within 48 hours to leave Sanya. Buses, trams, passenger lines, cruise ships, and yachts are suspended.

In addition, the Sanya epidemic press conference held on the 3rd has revealed that in order to facilitate tourists' travel, various convenience service sampling points in Sanya and various medical institutions in the city provide 24-hour nucleic acid sampling services.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Sanya has carried out centralized inspections of KTVs, bars and other closed places in the city, requiring strict implementation of the "suspension of business" prevention and control requirements.In addition, Sanya has launched a special cancellation work mechanism for the tourism accommodation industry to properly handle order cancellations caused by force majeure factors such as the epidemic, simplify the cancellation process, and improve refund efficiency.

html On the 4th, a reporter called a hotel in Yalong Bay, Sanya and learned that no epidemic has been found in Yalong Bay yet. However, in view of regional control measures, the hotel has advised tourists not to book recent rooms. Tourists who have already booked can negotiate refunds through the booking platform. Customer service staff said that since the outbreak, the hotel has received a large number of cancellation inquiries and currently has specialized personnel responsible for handling them.

Secretary of the Sanya Municipal Party Committee:

Go all out to prevent proliferation and spillover

It is worth mentioning that Hainan Province issued a notice on the 4th stating that in view of the recent new round of new crown epidemic in the Yazhou Central Fishing Port in Sanya City, Hainan Province, give The production, life, safety and health of people in the coastal areas of Hainan Province have brought new challenges. We sincerely request all fishermen in the province to consciously cooperate with governments at all levels and epidemic prevention and control departments to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, and to "no testing, no going out" and "unsafe, no going to sea", and proactively implement the following prevention and control measures:

According to Hainan's requirements, all fishermen in the province must complete nucleic acid tests five times a week, consciously report when going to sea, and return to port for testing.

html On the 3rd, Hainan Province Governor Feng Fei asked at the province's epidemic prevention and control video dispatch meeting to keep an eye on key areas and key groups such as "fishing boats, fishing ports, fish markets, fishermen, and fishmongers" and strictly implement territorial responsibilities. , strengthen grassroots management and plug loopholes in prevention and control.

He also requested that Sanya should further strengthen control measures, conduct nucleic acid screening to ensure that all necessary tests are carried out, and daily inspections are carried out to strictly prevent the spread of the epidemic, and social forces should be mobilized extensively to do a good job in resettling and comforting tourists.

html On the afternoon of the 3rd, when supervising epidemic prevention and control at some road checkpoints in Sanya, Zhou Hongbo, member of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Sanya Municipal Party Committee, emphasized that we should strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures with the strictest measures and the highest efficiency, and go all out to do the best. We must do a good job in preventing proliferation and spillover to ensure the safety of the city and the health of citizens and tourists.

On the same day, the Sanya Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision issued the "Notice on Further Adhering to Strict Management and Loyalty in the Epidemic Prevention and Control Work to Encourage Party Members and Cadres to Actively Responsible." The notice requires that we resolutely correct outstanding problems such as insufficient or excessive implementation of grassroots epidemic prevention and continue to enhance the overall effect of epidemic prevention and control. In addition, the notice requires that all party members, cadres and public officials in the city should establish the concept of people first, put aside their worries and burdens, go into battle lightly, face difficulties, make every effort to clear up blockages and difficult problems, and strive to solve sudden and emergency situations, and accurately Implement prescribed policies and measures. (End)