- There were now more than 179,112 confirmed cases (11,526 new) globally, and 7,426 people(475 new) have lost their lives as of March 17, according to the daily COVID-19 situation report released by the World Health Organization. Eight new countries/territories/areas have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the report.
- The National Health Commission said Wednesday it received reports of 13 newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, including 12 newly imported cases and 13 deaths.
- Medical supplies donated to Spain and Italy by Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation arrived in the European countries on Tuesday.
- As of the end of Tuesday, Chongqing had reported a total of 576 confirmed cases, without any hospitalization, severe case or critical case, and including six deaths and 570 discharged patients. Tuesday had no newly established case in Chongqing for the 22nd consecutive day.
- The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China officially started using the fifth edition of Entry/Exit Health Declaration Form on Tuesday. Since the re-adoption, Chongqing Customs has collected 50,042 health declaration forms for inbound and outbound travelers, 2089 of which are via WeChat as of Tuesday.
The 5th Edition of Entry/Exit Health Declaration Form starts using from Tuesday
The 5th edition of Entry/Exit Health Declaration Form officially started using on Tuesday. The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) issued the Announcement on Re-adopting the Health Declaration Form for Inbound and Outbound Travelers on January 26 following the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Specific Rules for Enforcing the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People’s Republic of China.
Here is a guide for the Guide for Foreign Nationals on the Border Entry/Exit Control in Chongqing. More details about the entry/exit health declaration are available in the appendix of Guide to Entry/Exit Health Declaration, which included the definition of it and way to make a health declaration.
Since the re-adoption, Chongqing Customs has collected 50,042 health declaration forms for inbound and outbound travelers, 2089 of which are via WeChat as of Tuesday.
Chongqing Customs has collected 50,042 health declaration forms for inbound and outbound travelers as of March 17, 2020. (Photo by Chongqing Customs)
China helps to fight against the pandemic
On the evening of March 17, Beijing time, the 500,000 masks donated by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation to Spain arrived in Zaragoza, Spain. It will be quickly distributed by the Spanish health management authority, And 50,000 testing kits will follow suit. King Felipe VI of Spain also supported the assistance. On the same day, anti-epidemic materials such as masks and testing kits donated to Italy by the two foundations arrived Rome via the Alibaba-led Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) and completed the transfer with the National Emergency Center of Italian Red Cross.
Xinhua reported that experts of the Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology have held a video conference with their peers in 14 hospitals in the Netherlands, sharing experience of COVID-19 prevention and treatment. Seven expert team members of the Wuhan hospital on Monday gave detailed answers to questions raised by six doctor representatives from the Netherlands concerning the primary symptoms, clinical diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the disease.
The National Health Commission said Wednesday it received reports of 13 newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, including 12 newly imported cases and 13 deaths. A total of 922 patients of the COVID-19 were discharged from the hospital Tuesday on the Chinese mainland. As of Tuesday, a total of 69,601 patients had been discharged from hospital after recovery, altogether 80,894 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,237 people had died of the disease.
There were now more than 179,112 confirmed cases (11,526 new) globally, and 7,426 people(475 new) have lost their lives as of March 17, according to the daily COVID-19 situation report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). Eight new countries/territories/areas have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the report. WHO is committed to working together with the travel, transport, and tourism sectors on emergency preparedness and response.