A case of re-surgery in Xicheng District, the political and economic hub of Beijing, after a confirmed cure

A case of re-surgery after a confirmed cure has been identified in Xicheng District, Beijing, after nucleic acid screening of more than one million people.

A case of suspected Newcastle pneumonia (CCP) has been found in Beijing. The case is located in the downtown Shichahai Lotus Market and has attracted the attention of the Beijing Xicheng District Emergency Prevention and Control Center, which is mobilizing to isolate and observe close contacts and disinfect the surrounding environment.

The positive case was detected two days ago during a nucleic acid screening of all staff in the Xicheng District of Beijing. The Xicheng District of Beijing is the political center of the mainland, containing Zhongnanhai and many other important organs of the mainland state party, government and military.

According to Beijing’s “Xicheng Release,” Xicheng District conducted nucleic acid testing for the new coronavirus in batches from January 22 to 23, 2021, for residents and staff of units in the district. More than 2,400 medical staff and 5,000 volunteers worked continuously to complete nucleic acid testing of 1.13 million and 680 people. Except for one person with a positive initial screen collected at 16:39 on January 22 at Lane 8 of the Shichahai Lotus Market testing site, the rest of the people tested were negative.

Xicheng District immediately launched an emergency response mechanism, the first Time to review the personnel, found that it is a confirmed case diagnosed and cured in August 2020 after entry through Shanghai, in line with the relevant provisions after entering Beijing in October, does not exclude the possibility of re-positive, at present, is organizing experts to consult on it.

The person has been transferred to a designated hospital for further treatment, and his close contacts are under isolation for observation and nucleic acid testing, and the places involved are undergoing environmental testing and disinfection, and the nucleic acid test results of the relevant personnel and environmental samples are negative.