The epidemic situation in Beijing is multi-point sporadic and strict management of entry and return to Beijing

Source: China News Network

(Fight against new crown pneumonia) The epidemic situation in Beijing is multi-point sporadic and strict management of entry and return to Beijing

Beijing, January 20 (China News Service) -- From 00:00 to 24:00 on January 19, Beijing added 2 new locally confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infected person to confirmed case, and 1 new imported confirmed case and 2 asymptomatic infected people. The latest Beijing epidemic prevention and control work conference pointed out that in the face of the multi-point sporadic situation of the epidemic in Beijing, it is necessary to quickly carry out circulation, screening, control and traceability to control the epidemic situation as quickly as possible. Adhere to the integrated promotion of epidemic prevention and urban epidemic prevention during the Winter Olympics, strictly manage the entry and return to Beijing, and implement various measures for social prevention and control.

Since the new local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia were reported on January 15, the new infected people in Beijing in recent days have involved Haidian District, Chaoyang District, Fengtai District and Fangshan District, and the trajectory of infected people has expanded to Shunyi District and Tongzhou District.

According to the notice released by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission on the 20th, the 2 new locally confirmed cases on the 19th were cold storage porters, and nucleic acid testing was routinely done once a week. On January 19, the nucleic acid test result was reported as positive, and the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention detected the specific mutation site of the Delta strain; the other locally confirmed case was a migrant worker who came to Beijing in November 2021, and was an asymptomatic infected person diagnosed on January 18.

The latest Beijing new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control work conference pointed out that in the face of the multi-point sporadic situation of the epidemic in Beijing, it is necessary to quickly carry out circulation, screening, control, and traceability, and trace the characters, prevention, and investigation. Strengthen remote control and normalized internal screening, go all out to fight the epidemic prevention and control battle, and control the epidemic at the fastest speed.

The meeting stressed that cold chain epidemic prevention cannot be taken lightly, and immediately organize a comprehensive inspection and screening of the city's cold chain industry. Further strengthen the supervision and risk prevention and control of cold chain food. Strictly disinfect cold chain food and packaging, so that "no disinfection, no storage" and "no verification of nucleic acid, not into storage". Encrypt the frequency of nucleic acid testing of employees, goods and the environment to ensure that no one is missed or left blind spots. Strengthen the normalization of the city's cold storage supervision, improve the traceability system for warehousing, and check the responsibility for those whose sources are unknown and the bills are incomplete. Logistics enterprises should strengthen epidemic prevention in the transportation link.

The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to the integration of epidemic prevention and control of the Winter Olympics and urban epidemic prevention, strictly manage the entry and return to Beijing, and implement various measures for social prevention and control to the letter. Strengthen nucleic acid screening for key industries, key populations, key scenarios, key areas, and service support personnel involved in the Winter Olympics.

The Beijing Municipal Health Commission reminds the public to earnestly fulfill their personal prevention and control responsibilities, and those who intersect with the published trajectory of case activities should take the initiative to report as soon as possible and actively conduct nucleic acid testing. Before the nucleic acid test results are out, consciously do not gather, do not leave Beijing, if unwell, timely seek medical treatment nearby. At the same time, the public is reminded to further enhance their awareness of personal protection, reduce the flow of people, reduce unnecessary dinner gatherings, especially do not bring children, the elderly and the infirm to public places where people gather. (End)