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BEIJING. – China has put the latest wide-spread outbreak under control in 35 days as zero domestic confirmed COVID-19 cases were registered on Monday in the country despite that an asymptomatic case was reported late that day, a result that experts said proves the effectiveness of China’s anti-epidemic model.
Since the first cases in the latest outbreak that started in July 20 in an airport in Nanjing, capital of East China’s Jiangsu Province, the latest round of epidemic surge affected more than ten provinces and regions. It is regarded as the widest-spread one since the Wuhan outbreak in 2020 and the number of daily new cases at a time exceeded 100.
Wang Guangfa, a respiratory expert at Peking University First Hospital, said that China’s precise zero-tolerance epidemic strategy has guarded the country against epidemic flare-ups one more time, despite the highly-transmissible Delta variant and larger areas affected, further proving the effectiveness of China’s epidemic coping model which stresses “Four-Early” measures – early detection, early reporting, early quarantine, and early treatment of COVID-19 cases.
A Beijing-based immunologist said that with this zero tolerance model of fighting the virus, China was able to stamp out the epidemic surge in 35 days. In the future, China’s response could be faster and more precise as the country is ready to tweak it anytime in the face of more emerging mutations and the pandemic situation.
China’s zero tolerance method of the epidemic coping strategy will continue. At the same time, the immunologist suggested boosting efforts in prompting vaccinations to slow down transmissions and reduce severe illness as well as give booster shots for frontline workers.
After 35 days, places such as Beijing, Jiangsu and Southwest China’s Sichuan announced they would gradually lift restrictions and restore normal life and production.
Since Monday, those who leave Nanjing will not need to present negative nucleic acid test results. Those who intend to enter Nanjing from low-risk regions will only need a green health QR code and normal temperature. Public transportation within the province has also normalized.
Nanjing has been reporting zero domestic confirmed cases for 10 days as of Monday, and the entire province reported zero confirmed cases for the first time on Monday.
From Sunday, Sichuan Province resumed cross-region travel and all main traffic routes in Hubei Province’s Wuhan also resumed. Beijing also cleared all epidemic controlled regions following the restrictions of two neighborhoods in Fangshan district being lifted on Sunday afternoon, and two communities in Wangjing, Chaoyang district, being lifted out of lockdown starting yesterday.
Zhengzhou, capital city of Central China’s Henan Province which has registered zero domestic confirmed cases for 8 days, was cleared of all high-risk regions. Buses and taxis, and car-hailing platforms within the urban downtown resumed operations on Monday. – Global Times.
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