Changsha held a press conference on March 31 afternoon to brief the media on its latest COVID-19 prevention and control efforts. On that day, a new COVID-19 case was found in Changsha among the travelers to Changsha.

Li Weidong, deputy director of the Changsha Municipal Health Commission, briefed the media on Changsha’s latest epidemic prevention and control efforts, as well as measures taken to prevent imported cases and strengthen individual responsibility for epidemic prevention and control.

Wu Renhua, deputy director of the Changsha Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, introduced the epidemic prevention and control work during the upcoming Qingming Festival holiday.

He Honghui, executive vice director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Yuhua District Committee, introduced measures taken to guard against imported cases at the Changsha South Railway Station.

Deputy Director Li Weidong called on the public to jointly strengthen individual responsibility for epidemic prevention and control, effectively build a tight "safety net" for epidemic prevention and control, and work together to safeguard our beautiful homeland.

Since March 14, a total of 27 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Changsha, including 21 confirmed cases and 6 asymptomatic cases. Two people have been discharged from hospital and 25 are under treatment in hospital. The hospitalized patients are in stable condition. The gene sequencing results show that all the cases were infected by a sub-variant of Omicron known as BA.2. The epidemiological investigation and analysis found that the transmission chain is evident.

In light of the current epidemic situation, Changsha has continued to expand nucleic acid testing and screening. Nucleic acid tests have been increased for key at-risk groups and people in the lockdown, control and prevention areas. In additon, regional nucleic acid testing has been intensified, and several rounds of nucleic acid testing and screening have been carried out. From March 12 to 12:00 on March 31, an accumulative number of 42,029,447 nucleic acid samples were collected across the city.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn