Aug. 4 (EIRNS)\u2014China is experiencing a resurgence of COVID, particularly of the new delta variant, and is implementing more stringent measures to deal with it. Most seem to have developed through imported cases, at the airport in Nanjing and in the south Yunnan province at the Myanmar border. But the provinces of Zhejiang and Henan, where there has been major flooding recently, have also been hit with new cases. The city of Wuhan is also again in the process of conducting nucleic acid testing on its 11 million people in order to avoid a replay of the terrible 2020 outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The State Council announced on Aug. 3 that COVID-19 prevention and control would now be \u201cthe top priority\u201d for local governments. \u201cAirports, harbors and land borders should be closely guarded to prevent imported COVID-19 cases. International travelers and cargo should be strictly separated from spaces where local people can enter,\u201d Sun Chunlan, a member of the Political Bureau said in her comments at the press conference announcing the new measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople that are most prone to infection should be placed in quarantine immediately. Regional investigations targeting close contacts should be completed within 24 hours,\u201d she said. Sun required nationwide scrutiny of in-hospital infection control measures. \u201cHospitals that fail to meet the standards should carry out rectification or even suspend operations,\u201d she said. There are now four high-risk areas for the COVID outbreak and 150 medium-risk areas. The country has already distributed 1.7 billion doses of the vaccine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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