CCTV news : On August 16, reporters learned from the 77th press conference on Xi’an’s new coronavirus epidemic prevention and control work that from 0:00 on August 11 to 24:00 on August 14, Xi’an came to Shaanxi from outside the province A total of 5 imported cases from outside the province and 1 case related to imported cases from outside the province were found in the nucleic acid testing of people returning to Shaanxi on arrival. After circulation and genetic sequencing, they were all related to the recent epidemic in other provinces.
Chen Baozhong, director of the Xi'an Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that from 0-24:00 on August 15, two local confirmed cases were found in Xi'an through nucleic acid screening. They were related to mother and child. Local confirmed case 1 had traveled to the province from August 10 to 12. Business trip inside and outside the city. "After whole-virus gene sequencing, the confirmed case 1 is the evolutionary branch of the Omicron variant BA.5.1.3, which belongs to a different transmission chain from the recent imported epidemic. The source of infection of these two infected persons is not yet clear, and there is a certain social There is a risk of widespread transmission and the possibility of subsequent positive cases cannot be ruled out," Chen Baozhong said.
At the same time, Chen Baozhong said that the current situation of domestic epidemic prevention and control is severe and complex. Domestic local epidemics are spreading at multiple points and occur frequently in many places. Epidemics have occurred in many popular tourist areas, involving airports, flights, trains, self-driving and other transportation modes. , and spilled over to many provinces and cities, causing continued epidemics. The pressure on Xi'an to prevent foreign imports continues to increase. Citizens are requested to do a good job in protection.
(Correspondents Huang Lixin, Chang Qing, Xu Hui)
Source: CCTV website
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