The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 80,552 by the end of March 5. A total of 3,042 people had died of COVID-19, and altogether 53,726 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.
The Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that on Thursday, a Fox News host demanding China to issue a formal apology for the outbreaks "is very preposterous and ridiculous."
The World Health Organization announced Thursday that it had launched a new social media campaign called Be Ready for COVID-19, which urges people to be safe, smart, and informed.
As of the end of Thursday, Chongqing had reported a total of 576 confirmed cases, combined by 58 currently hospitalized (four severe cases and one critical case), six deaths, and 512 discharged patients. Thursday had no newly confirmed case in Chongqing for the tenth consecutive day, and ten more patients recovered and discharged from the hospital.
Chongqing- As of 24:00 local time on March 5, Chongqing had reported 58 confirmed cases currently hospitalized (four in severe condition and one in critical condition), six deaths, and 512 discharged patients after recovery, according to the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission Friday. All those cases had totaled 576 confirmed cases infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of the end of Thursday in Chongqing.
Thursday had no newly confirmed case in Chongqing for the tenth consecutive day, and ten more patients recovered and discharged from the hospital. A total of 23,620 people who had close contacts with COVID-19 patients have been traced, 23,351 people have been released from medical observation, and 269 people are under medical observation.
As of March 4, a total of 221 public hospitals in the city resumed daily medical services, accounting for 96.09% of its total and 502 private medical institutions with a proportion of 81.36%, according to Thursday's press conference on COVID-19 prevention and control in Chongqing.
As of March 4, a total of 221 public hospitals in Chongqing resumed daily medical services, accounting for 96.09% of its total. (Photo by Gan Xiayi)
Chongqing has formulated 24 local standards for technical guidelines for the prevention and control of COVID-19, covering three main areas. To be specific, what the five local standards concerning the first area are about the key population, including medical staff, the elderly, children, mothers and newborns, and personnel for epidemic prevention and control. Another eleven local standards are related to the second area- key places, such as shopping malls, accommodation places, catering services, swimming places, beauty salons, entertainment, and cultural places, passenger terminals, and transportation tools, farmers' markets, business office buildings. The rest eight standards are for the third area of the key units, including medical institutions, production enterprises, schools and childcare institutions, prisons, nursing homes, child welfare institutions, and mental health institutions.
The main contents of the 24 local standards for epidemic prevention and control include definitions of terms, general requirements, protective equipment, cleaning and disinfection, indoor ventilation, garbage disposal, personnel protection, operation management, information management, emergency management and control, and other related technical requirements.
The focus of all standards as followed: a person must go to the hospital timely for treatment in accordance with relevant regulations if his or her body temperature exceeds 37.3 ° C; it is required that people who go out must wear masks; it is suggested to disinfect 1-3 times a day, and more frequencies of disinfection for high-touch surfaces such as elevator buttons and door handles.
A Fox News host said during a TV program that the novel coronavirus originated in China, and he demanded a formal apology for the outbreak. At the regular press conference on March 5, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian refuted that and said, "What he said, which reveals his total arrogance, prejudice, and ignorance towards China, is very preposterous and ridiculous."
It's everyone's battle to fight against COVID-19. The spokesperson pointed out that the World Health Organization has said on many occasions that "stigmatization is more dangerous than the virus itself." "There is simply no basis and no reason to push China for an apology. It is yet undetermined where the virus originated." He added, "In its efforts to fight off the epidemic, China has conducted itself as a responsible country. China's signature strength, efficiency, and speed in this fight have been widely acclaimed."
According to the regular press conference, to date, leaders of over 170 countries and heads of more than 40 regional and international organizations sent messages, called China. They issued statements to express sympathy and support for China. These leaders also commended China for its effective and extraordinary response and enormous sacrifice.
The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 80,552 by the end of Thursday, and 3,042 people had died of the disease, according to the National Health Commission (NHC) Friday. A total of 53,726 people had been discharged from the hospital after recovery. By the end of Thursday, 104 confirmed cases, including two deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), ten confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 44 in Taiwan, including one death. Forty-six patients in Hong Kong, nine in Macao, and 12 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospital after recovery.
At the media briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "WHO has launched a new social media campaign called Be Ready for COVID-19, which urges people to be safe, smart and informed. There's still a lot we don't know, but every day we're learning more, and we're working around the clock to fill in the gaps in our knowledge. "
Apart from that, the WHO chief called on "every country to act with speed, scale, and clear-minded determination." He added, "Countries have been planning for scenarios like this for decades. Now is the time to act on those plans. These are plans that start with leadership from the top, coordinating every part of the government, not just the health ministry – security, diplomacy, finance, commerce, transport, trade, information, and more – the whole government should be involved."
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