Mayor of Wuhan: People outside should not go to Wuhan

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Mayor of Wuhan: People outside should not go to Wuhan

 

Edited January 22, 2020 by Admin

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Mayor of Wuhan: People outside should not go to Wuhan

 

21.01.2020 19:20

 

Zhou Xianwang urges outsiders not to go to Wuhan if it is not necessary (Wuhan City Government Website)

The new coronavirus first discovered in Wuhan continued to expand in the Mainland. Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang called for people outside to stay in Wuhan if not necessary, and citizens of Wuhan should not leave without special circumstances, hoping to reduce the flow of personnel and reduce The possibility of virus transmission reduces the pressure on prevention and treatment.

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Edited January 22, 2020 by Admin

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Mayor of Wuhan urges citizens not to leave Wuhan without special circumstances

According to CCTV news, Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang said in an exclusive interview with CCTV reporters from the CCTV: At present, the focus of prevention and control in Wuhan must put people's lives and health in the first place. We must resolutely prevent the spread of the epidemic, do not spread inside the city, and do not export it outside the city. The epidemic in Wuhan cannot put pressure on other cities. Since January 14, Wuhan has begun to control travel. Beginning on January 20, entry and exit of Wuhan will be controlled. Zhou Xianwang appealed: In principle, there is no need for us to advise outsiders not to go to Wuhan, and citizens of Wuhan should not leave Wuhan without special circumstances. In this way, the flow of personnel can be reduced, the possibility of virus transmission will be less, and the pressure on prevention and treatment will be less.

 

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Mayor of Wuhan: Stay away

By ZHOU LIHUA in Wuhan and ZOU SHUO in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2020-01-22 07:28

Workers disinfect a market in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Sunday. MIAO JIAN/CHANGJIANG DAILY

Reducing travel in and out of city may curb disease spread, he says

The mayor of Wuhan, Hubei province, called on people not travel to and from the city in order to combat the ongoing pneumonia outbreak.

Mayor Zhou Xianwang said during an interview with CCTV on Tuesday that reducing the flow of people will also decrease the possibility of the virus spreading and lighten the pressure on disease prevention and control efforts.

Wuhan set up a prevention and control center to combat the outbreak on Monday, the city's health authorities said.

Led by Zhou, the center heads eight task forces made up of authorities involved in emergency management, publicity, transport, market regulation, medical treatment and epidemic control and prevention, according to the Health Commission of Wuhan.

The city will strengthen measures to scan passengers for higher body temperatures at airports, train and bus stations and ports, and reduce or cancel all unnecessary large gatherings.

Patients with serious symptoms should be treated by a team of medical workers with a specific plan, and hospitals should strengthen the protection of their staff to prevent infection within hospitals.

The city will promptly and objectively release information about disease prevention and control.

Traffic management authorities in Wuhan are searching vehicles entering or leaving the city for live poultry or wild animals. Health experts say animals are the likely source of the new coronavirus responsible for the disease.

All exit ports in the city have installed temperature monitoring devices, and all passengers traveling abroad will be required to undergo body temperature checks. Passengers with higher temperatures will be placed under observation or persuaded not to travel, the city's tourism authorities said on Tuesday.

The city has installed 35 infrared thermometers and more than 300 portable infrared thermometers in the city's airports, railway and bus stations since Jan 14, the commission said.

All passengers with higher than normal temperatures will be registered and transferred to nearby medical facilities. They will get a full refund of their tickets and rescheduling charges, it said.

All modes of public transportation in the city have been subject to daily sterilization and ventilation since Sunday, the health commission added.

He Houpeng, deputy director of the commission, said that the government will pay for the remaining medical bills of all confirmed pneumonia patients not covered by medical insurance.

Three hospitals in Wuhan have allocated 800 beds to receive pneumonia patients, and other medical facilities have allocated 1,200 beds, he said.

The city will delay its annual festival at the city's major tourism attractions for the upcoming Spring Festival amid the ongoing outbreak, the city's tourism authorities said on Tuesday. The bureau did not specify how long the event will be delayed.

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