The authorities of the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai announced that residents of areas that are not considered at risk will also be included in a new round of massive covid tests that will begin today in the face of outbreaks, reports the local news portal Shine.
So far, all residents of the “key” areas – in which numerous cases with complex contagion chains are detected – and of the dozen areas considered “medium risk” had undergone at least two tests since Wednesday. .
Thus, between today and Sunday, people who live in “low risk” areas must also go through one of these tests, although, unlike the areas where infections have already been registered, their residential complexes will not be confined. unless positives are detected.
The director of the Shanghai Health Commission, Wu Jinglei, today asked people who must travel in the coming days to work to “avoid going anywhere other than their homes and jobs.”
Numerous urbanizations in the city in which close contacts with the infected have been detected have been confined in accordance with the “2+12” principle of the local authorities, which consists of two days of strict home confinement and another twelve of health monitoring, during the several tests are carried out.
Since the beginning of March, the city -of more than 24 million inhabitants- has detected 168 symptomatic cases and another 1,281 asymptomatic ones, although the latter do not add to the official figures of infections until they do not begin to show symptoms.
These levels of contagion are minimal compared to those of many other countries, but the Chinese authorities maintain their commitment to a policy of zero tolerance for the coronavirus, which has allowed them to keep the case count very low with measures such as confinements and massive tests, at the cost of practically sealing the borders for two years.
Despite this, since last day one, mainland China has registered more than 14,500 local infections of the covid, as well as some 11,400 asymptomatic ones, which has resulted in the partial or total confinement of other important cities such as Shenzhen (southeast) or Changchun (northeast). (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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