According to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Health and Wellness Commission's early briefing on July 20, there was one imported case from Urumqi in Kashgar.
In order to improve the capacity of nucleic acid testing in Urumqi City, the National Health Commission organized 10 provinces and cities 10 nucleic acid testing medical team of more than 200 people to go to Urumqi City to help carry out nucleic acid testing work. Liaoning, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Jilin, Shaanxi, Chongqing and other provinces and cities rescue team has rushed to Xinjiang.
According to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Health and Health Commission July 20 morning briefing, 19th 0:00 to 24:00, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) reported new new crown pneumonia confirmed cases of 17 cases. Among them, 16 cases in Urumqi City, Kashgar region, 1 case (for Urumqi City, imported cases); new asymptomatic infected 9 cases, all in Urumqi City.
A few days ago, the State Council to deal with the new crown pneumonia epidemic joint prevention and control mechanism sent epidemic prevention and control, medical treatment, epidemiological investigation of three expert group to carry out the work of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 19 morning, the expert group in Urumqi to listen to the epidemic prevention and control work in the region reported. Secretary of the Party Committee of the autonomous region, the autonomous region of the new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control work of the leading group leader presided over the debriefing.
At the meeting, the State Council to cope with the new crown pneumonia epidemic joint prevention and control mechanism epidemic prevention and control expert group leader Yu Jingjin said, after the outbreak, Urumqi the first time to implement strict preventive and control measures to resolutely cut off the transmission of the virus channels to prevent the epidemic from spreading outward, spreading the spread of the epidemic provides a strong protection.
Wang Jian, head of the medical treatment expert group, said that at present, the outbreak of confirmed patients have been comprehensive treatment, stable condition, for the scientific development of patient treatment work to lay a good foundation. We will go deep into the front line of treatment, and local *** with efforts to strengthen the hospital fever outpatient screening, focused, batch by batch to promote nucleic acid testing, and do a good job of health care workers to protect themselves, and strictly prevent the hospital cross-infection and health care workers infected.
In the early hours of July 20, after a 13-hour journey, Liaoning support Xinjiang inspection medical team of 20 people arrived in Xinjiang Urumqi Dewoqi International Airport.