On the afternoon of June 2, the Hubei Provincial New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Work Headquarters held a press conference to introduce Wuhan's centralized nucleic acid testing and investigation work, and answered reporters’ questions.
Wuhan Executive Deputy Mayor Hu Yabo introduced that we are very moved. More than 200,000 community leaders and more than 50,000 medical staff at the grassroots level are working day and night, and thousands of Wuhan citizens are queuing in order and waiting for sampling and testing. With practical actions, the people of Wuhan are grateful for the care and love of the party and government, once again proving the heroic heroism of this city.
detected more than 9.89 million people
detected 300 asymptomatic infections
At the meeting, Wuhan notified the results of the centralized nucleic acid test: from 0:00 on May 14 to 24:00 on June 1, 9,99828 people were detected by in Wuhan. No confirmed cases were found, 300 asymptomatic infections were detected with , and 1174 close contacts were followed. The nucleic acid test results were all negative, and asymptomatic infected persons and close contacts were under medical isolation and observation. At present, the proportion of asymptomatic infections in Wuhan is extremely low, and no cases of asymptomatic infections have been found to infect others.
Hu Yabo introduced that the government will bear the cost of this centralized nucleic acid test. The total expenditure of is about 900 million yuan . "Through this screening, the peace of mind of the people across the country and the people of Wuhan has been gained. It fully embodies our party's ruling philosophy of the people's supremacy. It will surely push the city's economic and social development onto the right track as soon as possible. This investment is completely worthwhile. "Hu Yabo said.
Professor Lu Zuxun of Huazhong University of Science and Technology introduced that the results of this investigation have been analyzed and judged by experts including Academician Li Lanjuan. has not found any cases of asymptomatic infections infecting others, and no asymptomatic infections have been found to be infectious.
Li Lanjuan:
97% of the community residents in Wuhan are all negative
Academician Li Lanjuan answered questions from reporters remotely. She said that Wuhan's testing has achieved full coverage, which is a rare event in the world and has an important guiding role in the prevention and control of the epidemic in China and the world. There are several important data that need special attention.
first, 300 asymptomatic infections were detected from May 14 to June 1, and the probability of was three out of 100,000 . Asymptomatic infections in Wuhan are already very low, and asymptomatic infections have been found in isolation. Except for the 300 asymptomatic infections, all people outside are healthy.
Second, the virus was not isolated from the sputum and throat swabs of 106 asymptomatic infections, indicating that the virus content is very low and almost undetectable. None of the cases were diagnosed. This shows that the infectiousness of asymptomatic infection is very small.
third, Wuhan has 97% of the residents of the community are all negative.
Fourth, on June 1, Wuhan CDC collected test samples from tap water, domestic sewage, stations, shopping malls, restaurants, parks and other places, and also collected pet samples. All test samples were negative. All these prove that Wuhan is safe, and the people who come out of Wuhan are healthy.
Source: Beijing Daily Client (Reporter: Li Ruyi), Chutian Metropolis Daily
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