A medical worker from Hubei province collects swab samples in Shanghai, April 4, 2022. (PHOTO/CHINANEWS.COM)
More than 38,000 medics from across China arrived in Shanghai on Monday to assist in the testing and treatment of COVID-19, as the city steps up the fight against the toughest battle in the past two years.
Over 11,000 medics have assumed responsibility for work in temporary hospitals, and over 23,000 medical workers are responsible for collecting nucleic acid samples, according to Jiao Yahui, a senior NHC official. And nearly 4,000 people have been dispatched to support the work in the COVID-19 testing lab.
Shanghai on Monday finished the basic collection of samples for nucleic acid testing from its nearly 25 million residents, local authorities said on Monday night
Seeveral provinces like Hubei, Jiangxi, Shandong and Hainan have dispatched medical teams to the city, including not only nucleic acid testing professionals but also doctors and nurses to give care and treatment to COVID-19 patient admitted in hospitals.
Nucleic acid testing teams with a daily handling capacity of 2.38 million test tubes have also been mobilized, the commission said.
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Shanghai on Monday finished the basic collection of samples for nucleic acid testing from its nearly 25 million residents, local authorities said on Monday night.
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"With the active cooperation of the local residents, the city finished the latest round of nucleic acid sampling work on April 4," the office of the Shanghai municipal leading group for COVID-19 prevention and control said in a statement.
Medical workers from Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of the Huazhong University of Science & Technology in Hubei province write down "Shanghai, stay strong" in Chinese on their protective gear in Shanghai, April 4, 2022. (PHOTO/CHINANEWS.COM)
Shanghai conducted the citywide nucleic acid testing on Monday after a mass antigen testing on Sunday. The city has been placed under temporary closed-off management after surging COVID-19 infections were logged in recent days.
Further work, including testing, multiple checks, the transportation of positive cases, and the analysis and assessment of the COVID-19 situation, will be carried out in an orderly manner, according to the statement.
After all work is completed, follow-up control measures will be released based on relevant national regulations and the results of the mass screening.
A medical worker from Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of the Huazhong University of Science & Technology in Hubei province helps a senior citizen at a nucleic acid testing site in Shanghai, April 4, 2022. (PHOTO/CHINANEWS.COM)
The city has designated around 10 hospitals, including Fang Cang makeshift ones, for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Shanghai reported 9,006 new infections on Sunday, with 8,581 cases being asymptomatic, the municipal health commission announced on Monday.
Medical workers board a train to Shanghai at Nanchang Railway Station in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi province, April 3, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)
Medical workers pose for a photo before setting out for Shanghai at Nanchang Railway Station in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi province, April 3, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)
Medical workers board a train to Shanghai at Nanchang Railway Station in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi province, April 3, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)
Medical workers from Shandong province take part in a departure ceremony before leaving for Shanghai, in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, April 3, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)
Medical workers from Shandong province take part in a departure ceremony before leaving for Shanghai, in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, April 3, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)
A medical team from Tianjin arrives at Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai on April 3, 2022 to help contain the pandemic. (CAO LEI/CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
A medical team from Tianjin arrives at Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai on April 3, 2022 to help contain the pandemic. (CAO LEI/CHINADAILY.COM.CN)