BEIJING: From Sept 10 to Wednesday, 129 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic carriers were reported in Putian, Fujian province, the city government said at a news conference. The city launched mass nucleic acid testing of all residents on Tuesday afternoon and the testing has been completed, said Tu Jianhua, deputy director of Putian’s health commission.
Residents should not leave the city unless absolutely necessary and epidemic control and prevention measures should be strictly carried out in residential communities, he said. The city has a sufficient supply of medical equipment and daily necessities, which can be ordered online or via phone, he added.
Zeng Renhe, the head of the city’s children’s hospital, said 58 of the 129 confirmed cases in the city are children under 14, with the youngest patient just 3 years old.
According to COVID-19 prevention and control rules, confirmed COVID-19 patients cannot be accompanied in hospital, but children can be put in the same ward if their parents are also confirmed cases, he said.
The hospital has made specific treatment plans and prepared children’s books and nutritious food to take good care of them, he said. The Fujian provincial children’s hospital has sent 22 pediatricians and 40 nurses to Putian to help treat the children, Tu said. The city has suspended in-person teaching and launched an online teaching platform for primary and secondary school students, he added.
– The Daily Mail-China Daily News exchange item
