Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chun-lan said, “We need to realize zero cases by transporting infected people in a timely manner.”
Shanghai, China’s ‘economic capital’, entered its third week of city lockdown on the 17th, but the number of new infections per day is still maintained at 20,000.
According to the National Health Commission of China on the 17th, the number of new infections in China the previous day was 26,16 (including 22,512 asymptomatic infections).
The number of infected people accounted for the majority at 24,820 in Shanghai, where city lockdown has been in place since the 28th of last month.
In Shanghai, the number of new infections increased to 19,982 on the 6th, and then recorded 20,000 for 10 days in a row until the previous day.
Jilin Province, which declared ‘social immunity zero corona’, had 692 new infections.
Corona with social immunity is a Chinese-style quarantine term that effectively blocks the risk of community transmission because new infections, including asymptomatic people, only occurred in quarantine and control areas.
Although the number of confirmed cases is not decreasing despite strong quarantine policies, the Chinese authorities and state-run media are emphasizing that ‘dynamic zero corona’ is the best policy every day.
Dongtae Cheongnyeong means that when a confirmed case occurs, high-intensity quarantine measures such as local blockade will return the infected to ‘0’.
Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chunlan visited Shanghai on the 15th and 16th to report on the quarantine situation, saying, “If the infected and close contacts are not transported in time, the infectious disease will continue to spread in the community and we will not be able to defeat the virus,” he said. “We need to achieve zero confirmed cases as soon as possible,” he said.
The People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, also commented on the 17th, saying, “The domestic and foreign infectious disease situation is characterized by complex and repetitive situations.” “Only if we adhere to the policy of Dongtai and Cheongryeok, do not hesitate, do not waver, and act decisively and boldly, we can win a big fight quickly.” ” he claimed.
In addition, he emphasized, “People’s priority and life priority (meaning that people and lives are the most important thing) are the starting point for the prevention and control of infectious diseases in our country,” and added, “We must firmly adhere to the policy of the Dongtai Cheongryeok.” he emphasized.
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