Shanghai is suddenly empty, with only police and Epidemic prevention personnel left (Photo credit: video screenshot)
On January 21, Shanghai notified three confirmed local cases. Both the Cancer Hospital affiliated to Fudan University and Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine have been closed, while Shanghai has initiated full nucleic acid testing in all major hospitals in the city. Zhang Wenhong said at a press conference that the outbreak in Shanghai could be contained within a few weeks. But local netizens still expressed concern and depression about not being able to go Home for the New Year.
According to official media reports, on January 21, Shanghai reported three local confirmed cases, informing that two patients were working at the Cancer Hospital affiliated to Fudan University and Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and were found during routine testing. The other case was found during screening. Shanghai authorities have now classified the Zhaotong Road residential area in Huangpu District (the area south of Fuzhou Road) as a medium risk area.
It has also been reported that the outpatient clinics of Fudan University Cancer Hospital Xuhui Campus and Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Renji Hospital West Campus are currently closed. It is reported that 71 close contacts have been traced in Shanghai. All hospitals in Shanghai are conducting hospital-wide nucleic acid testing.
According to local media reports, on the afternoon of January 21, Zhang Wenhong said at a press conference on the prevention and control of the epidemic in Shanghai that no signs of a cluster of cases have been found and it is believed that the epidemic can be controlled in the next few weeks. Zhang Wenhong also said that the people of Shanghai will be able to have a peaceful Spring Festival.
Netizens disclosed that all medical and nursing staff at the Cancer Hospital of Fudan University asked to be quarantined and were not allowed to go home on the night of January 20, with Family members preparing the luggage to be used to go to quarantine and sent to the hospital, and also preparing a lot of packed Food.
The video posted by netizens showed that the streets of Shanghai, which were bustling with people, immediately became empty. There were more epidemic prevention officers and police than residents on the streets.
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Netizens have expressed concern on microblogs that.
“Huaqiao various government units have been doing nucleic acid testing overnight.”
“New Year’s Eve this year and to stay at home, go to the mall are going to line up to check the code in, nothing to do not run to the hospital. First stock up on flour or something, continue to pound at home to make bread, last year did not succeed, this year continue.”
“My sister can’t come back this year, fortunately I went home directly from vacation.”
“The epidemic has made it impossible for local students in Shanghai to return home.”
“It was the last day of school tomorrow, to go back to school to get winter break homework, the evening suddenly emergency notification that tomorrow do not have to go.”
“From the morning brush to the cancer hospital overnight nucleic acid testing pictures, the whole day heart is very sad, a desperate place and full of despair, like I never thought that one day and loved ones together to eat New Year’s Eve dinner become a luxury.”
“3.5 kilometers from Huangpu beaters shivering.”
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