The mayor of Jilin City was dismissed.
According to the “Jilin Release” on March 12, the Jilin Provincial Party Committee decided that Wang Ji should be appointed as a member, standing committee and deputy secretary of the Jilin Municipal Party Committee, nominated as a candidate for the mayor of Jilin City. The position of mayor of the city; Huang Xianyu was appointed secretary of the Jiutai District Committee of Changchun City; Wang Tao was nominated as the mayor candidate of Jiutai District of Changchun City, and Li Xin was removed from the position of mayor of Jiutai District of Changchun City.
From 0:00 on March 1 to 24:00 on March 11, a total of 1,433 local infections were reported in this round of epidemic in Jilin Province, including 647 confirmed cases and 786 asymptomatic infections. Jilin City has the most infected people (454 confirmed cases and 580 asymptomatic cases).
According to CCTV reports, the current round of local epidemic virus strains in Jilin Province is the evolutionary branch of the Omicron variant strain BA.2. It is preliminarily judged that it was imported into Jilin Province in late February and spread locally.
At present, the epidemic situation in Jilin City and Jiutai District of Changchun City has experienced community transmission and is in a period of rapid increase.
Among them, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College has a large number of confirmed cases, and a cluster outbreak has occurred in schools. China News Weekly found that as of March 11, 74 of the infected people notified by the Jilin Municipal Health and Health Commission were from Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College, and many of them were diagnosed during on-campus isolation.
According to public information, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College is a provincial public full-time general undergraduate college in Jilin Province, a national-level pilot college for the reform of the education and training program for outstanding agricultural and forestry talents, and the first batch of overall transformation pilot colleges in Jilin Province.
The latest news shows that as of 8:00 a.m. on March 11, the school had transferred a total of 6,556 students, and 85 teachers who led the team were transferred with the car, realizing the transfer of all students. Among them: 607 people were transferred to Jilin City, and the remaining 6034 people were transferred to Liaoyuan City, Changbai Mountain, Baicheng City, Baishan City, Tonghua City and Songyuan City respectively.
Just the day before, the Jilin Provincial Party Committee decided that Yue Qiang, the Chief Inspector of Education and a member of the Party Group of the Provincial Department of Education, concurrently served as Secretary of the Party Committee of Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College; Zhang Lifeng was removed from the post of Secretary of the Party Committee of Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College.
Where is the source of the outbreak of Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College, and how did it spread so quickly?
How did the epidemic spread so quickly
The outbreak occurred during the spring semester. The first to appear in the epidemiological investigation was a confirmed student with the number “Case 31”.
According to the epidemiological data released by the Jilin Municipal Health Commission, throughout the day on March 6, there were 42 new confirmed cases and 5 asymptomatic infections in Jilin City. Among them, the confirmed case 31 is a student of Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College, and the medical institution should check and screen positive for the nucleic acid of the new coronavirus. All were transferred to designated hospitals for isolation and treatment.
Several students from Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College mentioned that on March 4, when the school conducted a nucleic acid test for all staff, the first case was identified.
“The test was done on the 4th, and someone was positive on the night of the 5th,” Xiao Shi, a student at Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College, told China News Weekly that the news came from the Today Campus APP.
The screenshot sent by Xiaoshi shows that in the middle of the night on March 5, the student affairs office of the school issued a notice that a classmate was initially positive in the nucleic acid test. According to the territorial epidemic prevention and control requirements, all apartments on the Jiuzhan campus are under closed management, and the school is responsible for the guarantee of living services.
On the morning of the previous 4th, the school’s student affairs office also issued a notice saying that due to the severe and complicated epidemic situation in Jilin City, from that day onwards, the faculty and staff of the school can only enter the school following approval; except for logistics, security, school groups and other personnel, other positions are not allowed to enter unless there are special circumstances. Campus; all students on campus strictly abide by the regulations on campus closure management, and are prohibited from entering or leaving the campus except in special circumstances.
There is currently no public information on how the first positive case was infected. On the followingnoon of March 10, China News Weekly called the school and the local CDC several times, but failed to get through.
Xiao Shi told China News Weekly that the semester will start from February 23 to 26. The first two days are for students in Jilin Province, and the next two days are for students from other provinces. All students must have a negative nucleic acid test report within 48 hours. Due to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, following the start of school, students must take online classes for 2 weeks, and do not leave school unless necessary.
It is worth noting that some students passed through medium and high-risk areas when returning to school, and were isolated following the start of school. These students are arranged in separate apartments, two people sharing a room, with TV and private bathroom.
Students quarantined in gyms Source: RespondentsThe school carried out nucleic acid testing for all staff at the beginning of the school year. Xiaoshi mentioned that two days following the school started, the school organized students to do nucleic acid tests in batches, and March 4 was the second nucleic acid test for all staff.
Student Xiaoli recalled that following the positive case appeared on March 5, they held a temporary meeting. The counselor reminded students to wear masks and protect themselves. “I didn’t say how to isolate at that time, but only said that one positive case needs to be confirmed.”
Both Xiaoli and Xiaoshi mentioned that on the night of the positive case, some apartments (Building 9, etc.) were closed and managed. Starting from March 6, the whole school was closed, and students no longer entered and exited the apartment building. It is understood that Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College has a total of 13 apartment buildings, all of which are 5 floors, and each floor has more than 30 dormitories for 6 people.
After that, the outbreak of Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College spread rapidly. However, the key word is still the number “case 31”.
According to the information from the local health and health commission, on March 7, there were 28 local confirmed cases and 19 asymptomatic infections in the city. Among them, 5 infected people were from the school, all of whom were close contacts of case 31, and were closely screened for the new crown. The virus nucleic acid was positive and was transferred to a designated hospital for isolation and treatment.
On March 8, another 14 confirmed cases and 43 asymptomatic infections appeared in the College of Agriculture and Forestry Science and Technology. The key piece of information is that these students tested positive for nucleic acid when they were quarantined on campus from March 4 to 8. After being consulted by the city’s medical treatment expert group, they were transferred to a designated hospital for isolation and treatment.
How colleges and universities isolate prevention and control
Dozens of infected people appeared in just a few days, which quickly alerted school students.
Xiaoli recalled that when the school implemented the dormancy, many students hadn’t had time to buy supplies. In the next few days, the volunteers delivered three meals a day to the door of the students’ dormitories. Afterwards, they also distributed alcohol wipes, hand sanitizer, medicine bags, and Lianhua Qingrejiedu capsules.
At the same time, daily nucleic acid testing is also urgently carried out. “The first time I did it on the first floor of the dormitory, the second time I did it outside the dormitory building, and then I went to the dormitory to knock on the door,” Xiaoli said.
During the quarantine period, Xiaoli also felt some warmth from the school. Whether it is a counselor or a teacher, they have been reassuring them not to panic, and they have even taken the initiative to send red envelopes to the group to cheer for the students. Some students also said that most of the volunteers were students at school. Unfortunately, they were infected during the service and had to be taken to isolation.
Group isolation in the dormitory will inevitably bring inconvenience. Xiaoli said that in order to avoid the risk of the spread of the epidemic, students try not to leave the dormitory and go to public areas, including toilets and washrooms on each floor. Some students even choose not to wash their faces and drink less water.
The turning point came following the “Ten Mix One” test on March 8. Xiao Shi said that everything was normal a few days before the dormant, “because there were a large number of positives in the test results of the ten mixed on the 8th. I was also one of the positives.”
Many students mentioned that when there is an abnormality in the nucleic acid test, the counselor will ask to fill in the form and report it first. With more and more students with abnormal nucleic acid test results, the apartments that schools use to isolate themselves will soon run out. Some students can only be transferred to libraries, teaching buildings, gymnasiums and other places for isolation. Some people make floor mats, while others sleep across bookshelves.
Xiaoli revealed that as far as she knew, following the first positive case, only the roommate of the case was taken away for isolation, while other students in the same building continued to stay in the dormitory. There are also some students who have a fever in the dormitory. Since they have not been arranged for transfer and isolation, they can only take antipyretics or take physical cooling.
Students waiting to be transferred Source: InternetAfter the initial screening of the “Ten Mixed One” samples showed positive results, on the morning of March 9, the volunteers once more performed a single test for Xiao Shi and his roommates. Soon, he developed a fever and a sore throat. During this process, he stayed in the dormitory and waited for the results. He took medicines such as Lianhua Qingwen as instructed by the counselor, and wore a mask to keep a distance from his roommates.
On the morning of March 10, Xiao Shi, who tested positive for the test, put on protective clothing and was sent to the school gym with several other students. At that time, hundreds of students in the hall were quarantined, and each was given a mattress as a Simple isolated space. His roommate acted as a close contact, and also went out downstairs to wait for the bus to pick up. “Maybe because there were too many close contacts, they were not picked up until the evening.”
It was also on this day that many students went online, calling on the outside world to pay attention to the epidemic situation in Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College.
On the followingnoon of the same day, CCTV news reported that there was a school cluster outbreak in Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College. The reporter saw at the scene that 30 buses were assembled outside the school, each carrying regarding 55 people, and the drivers wore protective clothing.
The above news quickly appeared on the hot search and attracted the attention of the whole network. That night, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College started the transshipment work, and relevant departments dispatched nearly 300 buses from all parts of the province. As of 8:00 on March 11, 6,556 students have been transferred to Jilin City, Liaoyuan City, Changbai Mountain, Baicheng City, Baishan City, Tonghua City, Songyuan City and other places.
On March 11, Xiao Shi told China News Weekly that he and some positive classmates were sent to a city hospital more than 200 kilometers away for isolation and treatment. His roommate was sent to Baishan, Liaoyuan, Tonghua and other places.
Now, Xiaoshi’s fever has subsided, but his throat is still uncomfortable, and he is cooperating with the doctor for treatment.
