According to CCTV news, Guangzhou held a news conference on epidemic prevention and control. Chen Bin, deputy director of the Guangzhou municipal health and Health Committee, and news spokesman, announced that from 15 to 17 April 16th, 15 times in April 16th, 26 new cases of COVID-19 positive infection were added to the epidemic. Among them, 20 cases were confirmed and 6 cases were asymptomatic. The above infected persons were found in close contacts under isolation management or key populations in the control area, which were associated with previously announced relevant cases or key places. At present, they are all treated in the eighth Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, and their condition is stable.

Summary of key points of press conference

Since April 8th, Guangzhou has reported 214 cases of COVID-19 infection (CCTV).

Since April 8th, 214 cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported in Guangzhou.

From 15:00 on April 16 to 15:00 on April 17, 2752 close contacts, 1021 secondary close contacts and 2186 key personnel were added in Guangzhou; A total of 1262 nucleic acid sampling points and 7649 sampling units were set up, 10855 medical staff were invested to implement nucleic acid screening for community people, and 2.77 million nucleic acid tests were completed.

Guangzhou CDC: please answer the call patiently if you call Liudiao or call late at night (global network)

On the 17th, Yuan Jun, deputy director of Guangzhou CDC, reminded at the meeting that the work of flow investigation has always been carried out day and night. “It was very late when a small number of citizens received the call from Liudiao. At this time, please answer our questions patiently. We know this will disturb your rest, but we hope to get your understanding, because this call is very important. We are racing against the virus to stop the spread of the epidemic.”

Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission: no prevarication or refusal to treat patients with red and yellow codes (CCTV)

On April 17, Chenbin, deputy director of Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission and spokesman, pointed out at the press conference that Guangzhou would spare no effort to ensure medical services during the epidemic. Always adhere to the principle of “people first, life first”. The city’s medical institutions continue to overcome the practical difficulties such as manpower shortage, continuous combat and infection risk, strive to provide medical security for the public, and continuously optimize the guidelines for the transfer and reception of various types of patients in the actual diagnosis and treatment process. For the red code and yellow code with medical needs, or the personnel from the risk area, all medical institutions shall assign special personnel to follow up, Medical treatment shall be given after investigation, without prevarication or refusal of diagnosis, so as to effectively ensure the treatment and medical safety of patients during the epidemic.

Chen Bin reminded that all public places, commercial buildings, logistics parks, etc. should post (place) place access codes at eye-catching positions at the entrance, and designate special personnel to supervise the code scanning and entry. At the same time, for the elderly and other people who do not have or will not use smart phones, code scanning will be completed by brushing their ID cards.