Hebei Shijiazhuang, Xingtai sudden outbreak of epidemics hospital shutdown neighborhood closed

On January 3, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, notified 1 confirmed case, the village of Gozhuang in Gaocheng District, where the outbreak occurred, was closed, and the Second Provincial Hospital was also closed due to the outbreak. In Nangong City, Xingtai, Hebei Province, a positive nucleic acid test was also found, and the neighborhood where the outbreak occurred was closed and residents began to rush to the supermarket.

According to local media reports, the confirmed case in Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, was a 61-year-old woman who was diagnosed at 5 a.m. on January 2 after she felt chills and chest tightness, accompanied by coughing and coughing, and took a cab to the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University.

It was also reported that on January 3, a patient with a positive nucleic acid test was found in Nangong City, Xingtai, Hebei Province.

A video posted by netizens showed that authorities deployed many epidemic prevention personnel to seal off the village of Gozhuang in Gao Cheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, and tested all villagers for nucleic acid overnight due to the discovery of 1 confirmed patient. Close contacts were pulled away for centralized isolation. Surrounding villages were also on edge and began screening residents who had recently visited Xiao Guo Zhuang. The second hospital in Hebei where the confirmed patient was seen has been suspended and a massive search was conducted. It is reported that the diagnosed person had attended a wedding banquet on December 27, so the infection surface will be large.

Informed netizens disclosed that 2 cases were found in Nangong City, Xingtai, Hebei, but this information has been removed by the official media, which now says only 1 infected person was found.

The video posted by the netizen shows that the Tian Yi He Yuan neighborhood in Nangong City, Xingtai, Hebei, where the outbreak occurred, has been closed off, close contacts have been screened, and full nucleic acid testing has been conducted on residents. Upon hearing about the outbreak, local residents began to rush to supermarkets and stock up on food.

Villages across Hebei have begun to set up checkpoints to screen passing vehicles and pedestrians.

Due to the Chinese Communist Party’s habit of concealing the outbreak, the true local outbreak figures are still unknown.