Zhengzhou Has Infected 101 People in This Round Of Epidemic

(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Zhengzhou has infected 101 people in this round of the epidemic, reporting the first case, the hospital triaged 447 patients

China News Service, Zhengzhou, August 4 (Reporter Liu Peng Li Chaoqing) Zhengzhou City, Henan Province held a press conference on the evening of the 4th to inform the city of the current round of the epidemic situation. The report stated that a total of 101 people have been infected in this round of the epidemic, and the hospital that reported the first case has diverted 447 patients.

Li Huifang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Zhengzhou Municipal Government, announced at the press conference that since the first asymptomatic infection was discovered in Zhengzhou on July 30, a total of 101 people had been infected by 6 pm on the 4th. Among them, 16 were diagnosed and 85 were asymptomatic.

According to previous news from Zhengzhou officials, the Sixth People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou is a designated hospital for overseas immigrants with new coronary pneumonia. The Zhengzhou epidemic started with the first case reported by the hospital. Judging from the latest official case travel trajectory, most cases are related to the hospital.

Li Huifang said that in order to completely eliminate the hidden dangers of in-hospital transmission, according to expert recommendations, it was decided to divert the closed management of the Zhengzhou Sixth People’s Hospital. At present, 447 patients have been diverted, and 1,137 staff and caregivers have been diverted. For triage personnel, single-person and single-room isolation treatment or isolation medical observation shall be carried out in strict accordance with the standards of hospital infection prevention and control.

According to the report, Zhengzhou Sixth People’s Hospital admitted 136 patients with uremia during closed management, of which 28 were in-patient treatment and 108 were out-patient treatment. After the outbreak, 12 patients continued to be hospitalized for single-person isolation treatment; they were transferred to Zhengzhou Qiboshan Hospital, Zhengzhou Third Hospital for isolation treatment, 16 people were isolated for treatment, and 3 Henan Provincial Third People’s Hospital were isolated for treatment; “point-to-point, one-stop” 85 patients were transported to the hotel’s isolation and treatment point by means of “style” closed-loop transportation; 20 outpatient treatment patients who are being isolated at home will be admitted to isolation and treatment in a timely manner, depending on their condition.

In response to this round of the epidemic, Chinese medicine has once again participated in prevention and treatment. Up to now, the use rate of TCM decoctions for confirmed patients, asymptomatic infections and suspected cases in designated hospitals has reached 100%, and the use rate of preventive Chinese medicine in centralized isolation points has reached 100%. (Finish)

Source: China News Network