Inside look at China's pandemic measures
Chongqing - There have been sporadic infections in Chongqing recently. According to a news conference Wednesday, from Nov 13-17, there was no new confirmed case and no asymptomatic carrier, so the new surge of Delta Virant in the city results in 6 confirmed cases and five asymptomatic carriers. Chongqing has become a low-risk area as of 18:00 on Nov 17, and all sealed control areas began to lift their lockdown.
The result came from efficient prevention and control measures, mass nucleic acid testing has been implemented, more than 3.799 million residents were tested, for whom the results have all proved negative. Furthermore, strict quarantine measures have been taken in those areas where the confirmed cases live.
On Nov 10, iChongqing reporters went to one of the sealed control areas to find out how the residents and medical staff handle the tough time, which embodies the Chinese zero-tolerance for epidemic prevention.
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