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Shijiazhuang Medical Staff Takes COVID-19 Patient To Test Site – Screenshot
China Central Television said on Jan.10 that 69 positive cases of the new strain corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) had been recorded by the end of Jan.9, double the 33 cases the day before. .
Out of 48 infections in the community, up to 46 cases were recorded in Hebei province, where an outbreak was found during a wedding in Shijiazhuang city. The local government takes “wartime” measures to prevent the epidemic from spreading to the capital, Beijing.
According to the new Beijing rules, passengers using taxis or services like Didi (similar to Uber) must scan a health report. Authorities previously discovered that a Didi driver was infected with SARS-CoV-2 but showed no symptoms.
Then a test was done with the driver’s wing. As a result, 96 people were fined a total of more than 1 million yuan for failing to implement anti-epidemic measures, such as wearing masks.
The Beijing government is especially interested in Hebei province because it is located near the capital. During a government meeting on January 8, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned that actions to hide the epidemic would not be tolerated.
“One of the keys to preventing and preventing pandemics is transparency and openness when sharing information, finding the truth and never hiding data,” emphasized Mr. Li.
Shi Jian, director of the Hebei Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said there was still no clear tipping point to stop the wave of infections. This taste said that the genetic coding process showed that the variant of the corona virus in Shijiazhuang is similar to the European variant.
The Shijiazhuang government confirmed on January 10 the completion of the sampling to evaluate 13 million residents of the city. Currently, the capital of Hebei Province is still blocked, people are prohibited from leaving the residence.
Authorities in several other provinces in China have recommended that people “wherever they are, should stay there” to prevent the spread of the disease. Just one month before “spring prosperity” begins, the time when hundreds of millions of Chinese flock to their homeland to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
According to Reuters, the outbreak of outbreaks raises concerns that the government will apply stricter travel measures just around the time of Tet to avoid a “breakout” like the one in Wuhan last year.
