Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Beijing-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday that China faces “the most confusing and severe anti-epidemic situation” since the coronavirus emerged, the Global Times reported.
According to a report by The Guardian, Beijing on Tuesday closed public places such as parks and museums. More Chinese cities have followed Covid-19 Mass as the country battles a new wave of cases that has deepened concerns about its economy.
China reported 28,127 new cases on Monday, peaking in April. In the capital, Beijing, cases hit a new record, prompting more citizens to comply with strict covid protocols.
500 known infections outside quarantine areas
Addressing a press conference on Nov. 21, Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing CDC, said China is at the “most critical and complicated moment” in the fight against the coronavirus. and families with underlying diseases.
According to China’s National Health Commission, Beijing reported more than 2400 cases as of 3 p. m. (local time) on Friday. The cases included more than 500 known infections outside quarantine spaces through community-level testing. Liu Xiaofeng said the Omicron BF. 7 variant imported from a commercial city outside Beijing is the main strain of the existing COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Global Times report.
Xiaofeng noted that the variant has led to clustered infections in nursing homes, structure sites and schools, as COVID-19 cases have been reported in Chaoyang, Changping, Haidian, Fengtai and Tongzhou.
China’s National Health Commission reported the deaths of another 3 people after contracting COVID-19. According to China’s National Commission, a 91-year-old woman and an 88-year-old man, diagnosed with COVID-19 but suffering from serious underlying illnesses, died Sunday at Ditan Hospital in Beijing.
The deaths of two other people came after an 87-year-old man died Saturday of sepsis caused by a serious lung infection, according to the Global Times report. Since Tuesday, other people have had to be tested for COVID-19 for three months. consecutive days after arriving in Beijing.
Anti-epidemic measures
Authorities have suggested that others arriving in Beijing stay home before the negative effects of the test are announced. As community-level COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Beijing, local officials held an anti-epidemic briefing on Sunday.
Beijing officials have called for more clinical and precise measures to reduce COVID-19 cases as soon as possible to protect people’s fitness and minimize effects on economic development. According to officials, Chaoyang district was a very sensible precedent for them, where they pointed out that anti-epidemic measures deserve to be strictly enforced.
In particular, China has adhered to strict measures since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese government has imposed lockdowns and restrictions and conducted mass testing of others to control the spread of the virus.
According to the National Health Commission, as of November 22, 290,787 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in China. Another 5231 people have died from the coronavirus in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in mainland China. In addition, 2,62,260 patients were cured and discharged from hospital.
(with ANI inputs)
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