After Beijing was discovered the patients with coronavirus unrelated to the market Sinhali, in the Chinese capital has increased fears of public transmission despite the fact that experts in the field of health believe that the latest outbreak has reached a plateau.
health Authorities in Beijing said on Monday that 13 new confirmed cases and two suspected cases and one asymptomatic infection. As noted by the Chinese edition of Global Times, these figures show a slight increase compared to 9 cases recorded the previous day.
However, draws alarming attention to the fact that the published health authority data showed that in several patients there was no direct history of contact with the market Sinhale. And, according to epidemiological studies, they were not close contacts of confirmed cases.
the Lack of clarity of the source of these infections are caused Beijing people’s concern that transmission may begin among local communities.
In the last few days the number of infections directly related to the food market Sinhale (which became, in fact, a hotbed of new outbreaks COVID-19 in the Chinese capital), began to decline, and the number of indirect contacts has increased.
These cases that cannot be clearly traced to a particular source, increase the risk of further spread of the virus, warns an expert on the breath of the First hospital of Beijing University Wang Guanfu.
“We must give priority to the epidemiological investigation of cases outside the chain of infectious-related market Sinhali to prevent missed cases, says van comments Global Times. But a lot of patients have minor symptoms or none at all, making them difficult to identify. If we are not able to track potential infection, risk of transmission of community will increase.”
However, the Deputy head of the School of public health, Peking University Wang Pay States Global Times that the Chinese capital level of transmission on the community level is still very low.
But Beijing, apparently, was grounds enough for concern. Especially after it was confirmed that the delivery of food from China’s leading platform for the delivery of the food was infected COVID-19.
This is the first confirmed in the Chinese capital case in the industry of food delivery. Of course, information about him has caused residents concern, especially when you consider that residents of Beijing are highly dependent on delivery services in the context of the epidemic.
According to Beijing health authorities, 1 to 17 June, 47-year-old deliveryman offered district wide Bake��and. In the past few weeks, the infected worker was delivering an average of 50 orders per day, said health authorities in Beijing.
He visited several open markets, restaurants, supermarkets and fruit shops. The guy worked long hours, usually from 7 am to 9 PM. That day, when he was hospitalized, the deliveryman worked until 22:00.
a Company engaged in shipping, carried out testing of nucleic acids for its entire staff. Those suppliers who have had close contact with a patient suspended from receiving orders and are currently in quarantine at the appointed detention facilities.
the Beijing Internet users are worried whether thorough disinfection tests, and nucleic acids in all cafeterias, supermarkets and canteens. They want to know how a contracted employee delivery. Was he not linked with the market Sinhali wonder many.
someone is afraid that the infected guy could “contaminate” food and thus transmit the virus.
But an expert from the China national risk assessment centre for food safety If fencing calms: no reports of coronavirus spread through food, it can be infected, but will not transmit the virus.
Senior officials of Beijing at the government conference held on Monday called on relevant authorities not to relax, because “the situation in the capital on outbreak prevention and control remains a serious and challenging”.
according to Xinhua news Agency, testing for nucleic acids of coronavirus in Beijing are required to pass people multiple categories.
this includes those who visited the market Sinhali or had contact with related parties. Test must pass the staff of the agricultural markets, restaurants, canteens, sector food delivery and logistics; people living in areas with moderate and high risk of acquiring coronavirus infection, the health workers working on the front line epidemic prevention personnel, and also employees of service sector including those working in public transport, supermarkets and banks.
the organization of the testing priority is supposed to give people living in key areas, with people who will soon be freed from centralized medical surveillance will be required to retake the tests. Special attention should also be paid to vulnerable to coronavirus groups of people.
