Taiyuan: The current round of the epidemic has affected 15 primary and secondary schools and kindergartens, with a total of 140 positive cases reported

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Shanxi yesterday added 71 new local confirmed cases, including 13 new cases in Taiyuan (5 cases in Xiaodian District, 4 cases in Yingze District, 2 cases in Henghualing District, 2 cases in Jiancaodi District); 397 new local asymptomatic infections, including 81 new cases in Taiyuan (26 cases in Xiaodian District, 19 cases in Yingze District, 19 cases in Henghualing District, 3 cases in Jiancaodi District, 8 cases in Wamblin District, 3 cases in Jinyuan District, 3 cases in Gujiao City).

Earlier, Taiyuan Health Commission informed that from 18:00 on November 15 to 18:00 on November 16, there were 8 new confirmed cases (light) and 56 asymptomatic infections in Taiyuan, mostly in isolation and observation, including 15 cases of students of Wuyu Middle School (Yangcheng Street Campus). According to the epidemiological investigation, the preliminary activity trajectory of social surface screeners involved restaurants, convenience stores, construction sites, etc.

On November 16, the Taiyuan Municipal Government held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Zhang Ze, director of the Taiyuan Health Care Commission, introduced the current situation of the prevention and control of the epidemic, he said that the prevention and control of the epidemic is still in the most strenuous and critical stage, and needs the understanding and support of the general public.

It was introduced that from November 8 to 24:00 on November 15, the city reported a total of 254 positive cases of indigenous new coronavirus infections, including 50 confirmed cases, 183 asymptomatic infections and 21 positive cases to be diagnosed. It is reported that the outbreak currently involves a number of schools and kindergartens, with a total of 140 cases of associated positive infections reported in four days.

“This round of outbreak is the toughest round of outbreak in Taiyuan up to now, mainly caused by cases imported from outside the province not complying with epidemic prevention regulations and evading epidemic prevention inspection.” Zhang Ze, director of Taiyuan’s Epidemic Prevention and Control Office and director of the city’s Health and Wellness Commission, said that the transmission channels of the current round of the epidemic mainly include dining at small restaurants, gathering in confined spaces and hidden transmission on campus, which spreads very fast.

Li Ying, director of Taiyuan Education Bureau, introduced that the current round of the outbreak involves 15 secondary schools, elementary school and kindergartens in the city, with a total of 140 positive infections reported. The city’s primary and secondary schools and kindergartens have switched to online teaching on the 16th.

It is understood that on November 12 Taiyuan detected the first case of this epidemic students infected, the route of infection for the same time as the positive cases empty dining, the initial determination of the source of infection for the Wamblin Henan import chain cases. After the expert study, Taiyuan Education Bureau immediately launched the education system emergency disposal plan, to understand the student’s travel trajectory, notify teachers and students and co-residents and other people at greater risk of infection in situ home isolation, ready for transfer and centralized isolation work.

In order to quickly stop the spread of the epidemic and protect the safety of teachers and students, the relevant departments quickly study the risk, the student on the same floor, the same class, the same examination room, the same school bus, the same choir, the same small dining table, the same residential staff and other people at greater risk of infection, the implementation of centralized isolation control, the rest of the teachers and students and their co-residents to implement home health monitoring. At the same time, the schools and residential units where positive infected persons are located are designated as high-risk areas.

In addition, considering that schools are highly congregated and can easily become “amplifiers” during an epidemic, causing the spread of the epidemic, it was decided to suspend offline teaching and carry out online teaching, and to suspend the operation of out-of-school training institutions and “small lunch tables” to prevent spillover and cross-infection. The company has also decided to suspend offline teaching, online teaching, and suspend the operation of out-of-school training institutions and “small lunch tables” to prevent spillover and cross-infection.

Li Ying said that online teaching is only a temporary initiative, Taiyuan Education Bureau will make a study and judgment according to the changes in the situation of epidemic prevention and control, and once the conditions are available to resume classes, the first time to arrange for teachers and students to return to campus under the premise of ensuring campus safety. At the same time, each county (city, district) education administration department, to further improve the prevention and control of the epidemic, online learning, work and life of teachers and students in their schools, as far as possible to minimize the impact of the epidemic.