- The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 24,324 by the end of February 4, a total of 490 people had died of the disease, and altogether 892 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.
- As of 12 AM Feb 5, Chongqing had reported a total of 376 confirmed cases. There are 26 severe cases, ten critical cases, two deaths, and 14 discharged patients.
- The fourth municipal medical team composed of 39 members headed to Hubei Province on Tuesday. So far, Chongqing has sent altogether 318 members of four municipal medical teams to Hubei.
The fourth Chongqing municipal medical team composed of 39 professional medical staff in critical care and respiratory medicine head to Hubei Province to support the local fight against 2019-nCoV on February 4. (Photo by Gao Ke)
Chongqing- As of 12:00 on February 5, Chongqing had reported a total of 376 confirmed cases due to novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection, according to the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission Wednesday. There are 26 severe cases, ten critical cases, two deaths, and 14 discharged patients.
A total of 10,954 people who had close contacts with 2019-nCoV patients have been traced, 3752 people have been released from medical observations, and 7,202 people are under medical observations.
Chinese health authorities Wednesday said it received reports of 3,887 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 65 deaths on Tuesday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 24,324 by the end of Tuesday, the commission said, noting that a total of 490 people had died of the disease.
Infection source gradually shifted from imported to local
Experts believe that the source of infection in newly confirmed cases has gradually shifted from imported to local, and the number of cases without a clear source of infection continues to increase. Among the cumulative confirmed cases, more than 30 ones were from effective community checks, accounting for about 10% of the confirmed total. So, community check and temperature detection in key places should be further strengthened. In addition, please be aware of the risk virus spread through the fecal-oral route.
The Chongqing Municipal Health Commission reminded to attach great importance to community epidemic prevention and control, and achieve "early detection, early reporting, early isolation, and early treatment" to prevent the epidemic from being imported, spread, and exported. Locals need to enhance family prevention and control awareness and prevent all kinds of family gathering activities, wear a mask in congested areas, pay attention to hand hygiene, get proper ventilation, avoid contact with animals (especially wild animals), poultry or their feces and seek medical treatment if there are suspicious symptoms.
The 39-member municipal medical team headed to Hubei
The fourth Chongqing municipal medical team composed of 39 professional medical staff in critical care and respiratory medicine headed to Hubei Province to support the local fight against 2019-nCoV on February 4. So far, Chongqing has sent altogether 318 members of four municipal medical teams to its neighbor.
In addition, Chongqing also dispatched four professional vehicles-vehicles for medical equipment, special inspection, outpatient, petrol and electric vehicle along with the medical team.
"This is the first time we have sent professional vehicles such as for outpatient and medical equipment to Hubei. These vehicles will become the 'backup force' for our front-line medical staff," said Xing Dianguo, director of the Emergency Management Office of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission.