New containment in Wuhan. The authorities of the Jiangxia district of the Chinese metropolis announced this Wednesday the implementation of “temporary control measures” after detecting four cases of Covid-19 among its inhabitants, CNN reports.
For three days bars, cinemas, markets, restaurants, places of worship and even tourist places in this district of more than 970,000 inhabitants are closed and public transport is suspended. Furthermore, residents were asked not to leave Jianxgia unless absolutely necessary.
Residents of four neighborhoods identified as high risk are also prohibited from leaving their homes. Four additional areas pose medium risk and their residents should not leave their buildings.
“Return to zero cases of Covid-19 as soon as possible”
These measures were taken “to reduce the flow of people, decrease the risk of cross-contagion and return to zero cases of Covid-19 as soon as possible” after the finding of four asymptomatic cases, authorities said in a press release. quoted by CNN. Two cases of virus infection were detected for the first time after a screening test, and the other two were among relatives of the first two infected.
China continues to apply its Covid zero strategy, implementing containment measures as soon as some cases appear. It was in Wuhan that the first lockdown was implemented in early 2020.
If the origins of the virus have not yet been determined, two new studies published on Tuesday once again pointed to the Wuhan market as a possible starting point for the epidemic. But “all hypotheses remain on the table”, for the WHO.
Source: BFM TV
