All 9.3 million residents of a city will be tested

A Covid outbreak first discovered in the Chinese city of Nanjing has spread to five provinces and Beijing, with state media calling it the most extensive contagion after Wuhan. Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at the city’s busy airport on 20 July. All flights from Nanjing airport will be suspended until 11 August, according to local media. Officials also began city-wide testing amid criticism for their “failure”. All 9.3 million of the city’s residents -including those visiting- will be tested, said state-controlled Xinhua news.

Posts on social media show long lines of people queuing, and authorities have reportedly urged people to wear masks, stand one metre apart and avoid talking while they wait. Officials said the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus was behind the infections, adding that cases had spread further because of how busy the airport is. Ding Jie, a health official in Nanjing, told reporters the cases were linked to cleaners who worked on a flight from Russia that arrived in the city on 10 July. The airport management has been rebuked, witha senior disciplinary body of the Communist Party saying it had “problems such as lack of supervision and unprofessional management”. Testing has shown that the virus has now spread to at least 13 cities including Chengdu and the capital Beijing, as reported by BBC.

Stay away from contagion

At Gto News we wish to inform about the everyday numbers the State of Guanajuato Secretary of Health reports on the continuing Covid 19 pandemic.

Contagion goes up

In the last 48 hours 450 new cases of contagion and 9 deaths caused by Covid 19 were reported by State and Health Authorities. Contagion is being watched in Guanajuato and cases of contagion reported are now at 450, while there were 9 deaths reported. Authorities maintain the color of activities in the YELLOW easing some restrictions on activities, both leisure and work.

State Health Authorities insist that in Guanajuato it is mandatory to wear a face mask in public spaces indoors or outdoors, as they insist in bringing back down the number of contagion.

Stay home and protect yourself

The agreement by State Authorities and entrepreneurs to observe health protection measures among employees who have gone back to work are reinforced as the State goes to the YELLOW color for activities. To consult the health guidelines agreed on by the parties visit: reactivemosgto.guanajuato.gob.mx.

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