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The chain of epidemic transmission in Xi'an has increased to 242, and it has been associated with 6 places, how did the epidemic spill over?

People's Daily health client Liu Xiaoxu

On the morning of December 23, Shanxi Yuncheng reported the discovery of a person who tested positive for nucleic acid, who had previously transported vegetables to the Suzaku Market in Chang'an District, Xi'an. So far, the epidemic in Xi'an has been linked to Dongguan in Guangdong, Xianyang and Yan'an in Shaanxi, Beijing, Zhoukou in Henan, and Yuncheng in Shanxi, a total of six cities. How did the outbreak spill over?

The chain of epidemic transmission in Xi'an has increased to 242, and it has been associated with 6 places, how did the epidemic spill over?

Dongguan, Guangdong: The first infected person stayed at Terminal 3 of Xianyang Airport on the same day as the confirmed case in Xi'an

The spillover of the current xi'an epidemic was first detected in Dongguan. According to the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, on the 13th, Dalang Town, Dongguan City, found 2 cases of asymptomatic infection of the new crown virus, who took flight CZ3226 on December 4, from Xi'an Xianyang Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, and the Health Times previously combed and found that it coincided with the confirmed case in Xi'an, and stayed at Terminal 3 of Xianyang Airport on the same day.

As of 0:00 on the 23rd, Dongguan has reported a total of 24 confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia, according to the relevant person in charge of the Dongguan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the circulation survey found that all cases infected with the virus are Delta variants, which are highly homologous to the case gene sequencing in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and are the same transmission chain of the same overseas import source.

After the discovery of local confirmed cases, Dongguan City further increased the intensity of circulation, dug deep into all possible personnel associated with the case, and ensured that all risk personnel were included in isolation and control. According to the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Dongguan City, because some cases were detected positive after multiple tests, the frequency of encrypted nucleic acid screening in Dongguan City, dynamically adjusted the scope of screening, carried out multiple rounds of nucleic acid screening, and timely resolved potential transmission risks.

Lei Zhenglong, deputy director of the Disease Control Bureau of the National Health Commission, said at a press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council on December 20 that the Xi'an-Dongguan related epidemic situation is still developing, and the risk of continued transmission between the two places is high.

Xianyang and Yan'an, Shaanxi: The first confirmed case had contact with a confirmed case in Xi'an or related personnel

On December 16 and 19, positive cases were reported in Yan'an and Xianyang successively. People's Daily health customers combed and found that the first confirmed case in Yan'an City had dined with the confirmed case 2 Yang mou in Xi'an city on the afternoon of December 11, returned to Yan'an by car on the 12th, observed at home after self-nucleic acid testing on December 15, and transferred to the centralized isolation point on the afternoon of December 15; the first confirmed case in Xianyang had not traveled to Xi'an after December 4, and after having contact with Xi'an Laixian personnel on December 16 and 17, the nucleic acid results were found to be abnormal during the investigation of key groups in Xianyang City.

As of 0:00 on the 23rd, Xianyang and Yan'an had reported a total of 6 locally confirmed cases.

Both Yan'an and Xianyang urgently updated their epidemic prevention and control measures after reporting new locally confirmed cases.

Yan'an requires that those who come from other provinces and Xi'an City must strictly check the negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours, and take measures such as normal release, persuasion, isolation and control, and nucleic acid testing in a hierarchical classification; Xianyang requires that since December 4, all people who have come to all medium- and high-risk areas in Xi'an City to implement 14-day home health monitoring and nucleic acid testing measures, and do not go out during the stay-at-home period.

Beijing: The confirmed case in Tongzhou has lived in Xi'an for half a month

On December 19, a student in Huaqing Studio, Xiaobao Village, Songzhuang Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing, tested positive for nucleic acid. According to the content of the circulation, the student returned to Xi'an on November 28 to take the exam, and returned to Beijing on December 14 on Flight HU7338 from Xi'an.

According to CCTV news, as of 10 o'clock on the 21st, all the relevant risk personnel have undergone nucleic acid testing, and the results are negative. At present, the Huaqing Studio in Songzhuang Town, where the case is located, has been classified as a sealing and control area, and the implementation of "regional closure and staying at home"; south of West Ring Road in Songzhuang Town, west of Xusong Road, east of Xiaobao Industrial Road, and north of Wuming Road at the south gate of Huaqing Studio, has been designated as a control area, and "people do not leave the district and gathering is strictly prohibited"; the whole village of Xiaobao Village is divided into a prevention area, and the implementation of "strengthening social control and strictly restricting the gathering of personnel" is implemented.

As of now, Beijing has not reported relevant new locally confirmed cases. The latest research and judgment of Beijing Disease Control believes that the source of the epidemic is relatively clear and the risk is controllable.

Zhoukou, Henan: The positive personnel in Shenqiu County concealed the situation and returned from Xi'an by car, and the police have filed a case

On December 22, the epidemic prevention and control headquarters of Shenqiu County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province, issued a notice that the county found four positive cases in the nucleic acid test, which belonged to Xi'an self-driving back to Shen.

The content of the circulation survey shows that the confirmed case 1 and the confirmed case 2 are husband and wife, the 2 asymptomatic infected people are husband and wife, and the couple with the confirmed case is related. After completing the nucleic acid test in Xi'an on the 18th, the four people drove back to Shenqiu in a private car without waiting for the results to come out. On the 19th, the couple of the confirmed case received a notice of abnormal nucleic acid test results from the Shaanxi Normal University Hospital, and then the two reported to the local village cadres, and on the 21st, the two tested positive for nucleic acid and were transferred by special car to the isolation ward of Shenqiu County People's Hospital. On the same day, another couple was also quarantined, testing positive for nucleic acid and identifying them as asymptomatic infected.

On the evening of the 22nd, the Shenqiu County Public Security Bureau of Zhoukou City issued a notice to file a case against the above four positive persons for suspected of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

After the local confirmed cases were found, the Office of the Zhoukou Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters issued a notice, in addition to requiring personnel with a history of residence in medium- and high-risk areas and the cities where they are located to take the initiative to report, advocating that the general public celebrate the festival during the week, and it is not necessary to go out of the week.

Yuncheng, Shanxi: Positive people have traveled to Xi'an to transport vegetables

Yuncheng Network Information issued a notice on December 23 that Jishan County found a person with a positive nucleic acid test when conducting a survey of people returning to Jishan in Xi'an. On December 23, the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention tested positive for nucleic acid and was transferred to the Second Hospital of Yuncheng City (Yuncheng Infectious Disease Hospital) for isolation medical observation by negative pressure ambulance.

The positive person was male, 53 years old, a driver of a large truck. On the morning of December 19, 2021, the nucleic acid test was negative, and the vegetables were transported to the Suzaku Market in Chang'an District, Xi'an at about 12:00 p.m.

According to the Yuncheng New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Command, Yuncheng Hejin, Wanrong, Linyi, Yongji, Ruicheng five counties (cities) adjacent to Shaanxi, the risk of epidemic importation is extremely large, in addition to Xindai County, Jishan County continue to carry out in-depth and meticulous circulation, strengthen the investigation and control of risk personnel that intersect with the trajectory of positive personnel activities, quickly extinguish the epidemic flashpoint, but also always pay attention to the changes in the domestic medium and high-risk areas, conduct comprehensive mapping and nucleic acid testing for all Xi'an returnees since December 5, and implement effective control measures.

Proofreader: Ren Xuan

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