On March 21, the 57th press conference of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control was held in Beijing. Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported a typical case of overseas input.
Cheng, male, 27 years old, Liaoning nationality, data analyst (resigned). From February 28th to March 10th, he worked and lived in New York, USA. Departed from the United States on March 11 and transferred to Cathay Dragon Dragon KA900 via Hong Kong, arriving in Beijing on the 12th. Measure body temperature before leaving the cabin, ask if there is no abnormality in the physical condition, go through customs quarantine health screening, and measure the body temperature again without abnormality. On the same day, a friend was taken to the first open wisdom community in Longzeyuan Street, Changping District for home isolation.
Fever occurred on March 13 and was reported to the community on the 14th, and transferred to a designated hospital for treatment. On the 14th, 15th, 17th, and 18th, the patients’ throat swab specimens were all negative, the sputum specimens were positive on the 19th, and the diagnosis was confirmed on the 20th. The clinical classification was severe.
Pang Xinghuo again reminded that overseas imported cases are still increasing, and it is recommended that overseas personnel should go to the local medical institution for timely treatment if they have fever, cough and other symptoms, follow the relevant requirements of local infectious disease prevention and control, and avoid long-distance travel. If you return to your country, you should do a good job of personal protection, strictly abide by relevant regulations on epidemic prevention and control in various places, proactively declare personal health information in accordance with law, cooperate with health screening by customs quarantine personnel, and reduce the risk of spread of infectious diseases.