CCTV.com news (Reporter Li Wenxue): The reporter learned from the special press conference on epidemic prevention and control held in Harbin on September 2 that from 0:00 to 13:00 on September 2, Harbin added 4 new local new coronavirus positive infections, including 2 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, in Xiangfang District . Two new asymptomatic infections of the new coronavirus were reported in Xiangfang District. Two cases were found in the nucleic acid test of in the regional , and two cases were found in the screening of close contacts. Since the outbreak in Harbin started on August 27, there have been 42 confirmed cases (including 1 closed-loop management personnel returning to Harbin from outside the province), and 417 asymptomatic infections in . All new confirmed cases have been transferred to designated medical institutions for isolation, observation and treatment.
htmlOn September 2, the Harbin Municipal Epidemic Prevention and Control Command issued an emergency notice, implementing temporary control measures for seven districts including 号江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江江� Daoli District decided to implement temporary silent control measures for Lijiang Road, Qunli Avenue, Shangjiang Street, Workers' Street, and Urban and Rural Road enclosed areas from 0:00 on the 2nd to 24:00 on the 4th of September, involving 38 communities, including 58,937 households and 97,488 residents., director of Harbin Municipal Health Commission , reported that among the new cases on September 1, there was a positive infection found in centralized isolation. It was a person who was dining at Xiaoduanyuan Restaurant on the evening of the 26th. Based on this calculation, it was a positive test on the 6th day after exposure, exceeding the incubation period of Omickron 2-4 days. Among the new cases on August 31, one of the positive persons found in the nucleic acid area was a courier and a spillover in the medium-risk area. He failed to report to the community as required and was investigated by the public security organs.
, deputy director of , Harbin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that genetic sequencing showed that the pathogens that caused the outbreak were Omickron variants BA.5.2 and BA.5.2.3, which belong to the sub-branches of the BA.5 evolutionary branch, and were both first detected in Harbin. Among the positive infections reported, the proportion of confirmed cases was 72.2%, higher than that of other cities in China. The average incubation period of this round of epidemic is 2-4 days, the shortest is 1.5 days, and the longest is 1 case exceeds 5 days.
Source: CCTV.com