The 2019 coronavirus disease (CCP virus, COVID-19) outbreak in China’s Hebei province continues to heat up, with officials reporting on the afternoon of the 8th that there are now 127 confirmed local cases and 183 asymptomatic cases of infection still under medical observation. The government has announced that people and vehicles in Shijiazhuang and Xingtai are basically prohibited from leaving the city.
The government has also announced that the government will continue to implement the “new” policy. (Photo / Central News Agency)
The government of Hebei Province held a press conference on the prevention and control of the epidemic in the afternoon. According to the land media, such as Penghuang News and CCTV News App, as of 10 a.m. on the 8th, there are 118 confirmed local cases in Hebei Province and 9 cases in Xingtai; 177 cases of asymptomatic infected people are still under medical observation in Shijiazhuang and 6 cases in Xingtai.
Li Qi, director of the Hebei Provincial CDC, said it was found that the outbreak was caused by the virus migrating from abroad, and the specific source is now being investigated in depth by national, provincial and municipal experts. After investigation, the concentration of cases? The town of Zengcun in the urban area, other regional cases including Xingtai cases, there are correlations. “The positive people found so far are all strung together in an outbreak.
Xu Jianpei, vice governor of the Hebei Provincial People’s Government, said that Shijiazhuang and Xingtai cities strictly control the movement of people and vehicles, strengthen traffic control, personnel do not leave the city unless necessary, long-distance road passenger vehicles suspended operations, residential communities to implement closed management, except for special needs, all only in and out; all villages and communities in the medium and high risk areas to take closed control measures.
Hebei Provincial Public Security Department Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Executive Deputy Director An Zhongqi said, Hebei surround Beijing 4 cities and 15 counties with negative nucleic acid test certificate and proof of work in Beijing can pass, other Hebei residents non-essential not into Beijing, non-essential not out of the province.
According to reports, as of 4:30 p.m. on the 8th, there is a total of 1 high-risk area of the epidemic in mainland China, for Gao Cheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province; the remaining 63 medium and high risk areas are located in Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning and Heilongjiang.
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