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Fuzhou City COVID-19 Epidemic Situation Prevention and Control Emergency Command Center On Effectively Carrying Out Recent COVID-19 Prevention and Control Work Notice

(No. 8 of 2021)

On October 30, one confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified at the Gexianshan Scenic Area in Qingshan County, Shangrao City, and a close contact in Jiujiang City tested positive on nucleic acid testing. On October 31, Qingshan County, Shangrao City, reported four additional asymptomatic infections. Recently, the scenic area has seen a large influx of tourists, raising the risk of further spillover of the outbreak. Our city shares a border with Shangrao City, with frequent population exchanges, and the epidemic prevention and control situation remains severe and complex. To fully prevent the spread of the epidemic into our city, and in accordance with the latest provincial requirements for epidemic prevention and control, we hereby issue the following notice:

I. Implement nucleic acid testing. Recently, individuals traveling to Fushun from outside the city should proactively report to their community (village group) or workplace and take thorough personal protective measures throughout their journey. In addition, please carry a negative nucleic acid test certificate valid within 48 hours and, upon arrival in Fushun, proactively undergo another nucleic acid test. Avoid movement until the results are available.

II. Plan your travel with care. Recently, it has been advocated that the general public… Postpone plans to travel or conduct official business; avoid leaving the province whenever possible, and refrain from traveling to prefecture-level cities where medium- or high-risk areas are located, as well as to regions that have already reported locally transmitted positive cases.

III. Consciously implement prevention and control measures.

1. Individuals with a history of residing in Lushan County are considered close contacts: Individuals who have traveled to or resided in Yanshan County since October 11 should promptly and proactively report to their community (village group), workplace, or the hotel where they are staying, starting from the date of their departure. In accordance with the principle of filling gaps and making up for deficiencies, Implement 14 days of centralized quarantine for medical observation, with no fewer than two nucleic acid tests. During the first seven days of the centralized quarantine period, conduct one nucleic acid test every other day.

2. Close contacts of the aforementioned individuals are classified as secondary close contacts: In principle, centralized quarantine and control measures should be implemented. Where there is an insufficient supply of quarantine facilities or centralized quarantine is deemed inappropriate, home isolation and control must be enforced, with all household members subject to home isolation as well. The duration of medical observation for secondary close contacts shall be determined based on the nucleic acid test results of their primary close contacts; if all nucleic acid tests conducted during the period of medical observation are negative, Close contacts of close contacts who test negative on nucleic acid tests on days 1, 4, and 7 may be released from medical observation on day 7. If a close contact tests positive on a nucleic acid test, they shall be managed as a close contact until the full 14-day period has elapsed.

3. Individuals with a history of residing in Shangrao City (excluding Qianshan County): Individuals who have traveled to or resided in Shangrao City (excluding Qianshan County) between October 11 and 23 must immediately and proactively report to their community (village group), workplace, or the hotel where they are staying. At least two nucleic acid tests should be conducted at 24-hour intervals. Individuals who have traveled to or resided in Shangrao City (excluding Qianshan County) since October 24 are required, in accordance with the principle of filling gaps and making up for deficiencies, Implement 7 days of home-based health monitoring and conduct no fewer than three nucleic acid tests.

IV. Strictly prevent cluster outbreaks on campus.  

1. Schools with faculty and students who have recently traveled to or resided in Qianshan County, All personnel should be organized to undergo nucleic acid testing and health monitoring. The classes involved Online instruction will be conducted for the duration of the class’s quarantine period.

2. Effective immediately, all colleges and secondary vocational schools throughout the city will implement closed-loop management; all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens will adopt a relatively closed management regime. Only students and faculty with normal body temperatures may enter; unauthorized personnel are, in principle, prohibited from entering or leaving. Schools at all levels and of all types must rigorously implement measures such as daily morning health checks, tracking of absences due to illness, and timely reporting of relevant information.

V. Strengthen prevention and control measures at key venues. Mahjong rooms and card game rooms are all closed; Stations, public transportation vehicles, performance venues such as cinemas and theaters, internet cafés, entertainment establishments, and tourist attractions must rigorously implement the “four checks and one mask” protocol for entrants and adopt capacity‑limiting measures, while ensuring daily ventilation, disinfection, and environmental cleaning. Pharmacies are required to register the real‑name information of individuals purchasing antipyretics, cough suppressants, antiviral medications, and similar products, with local communities (villages or village groups) conducting follow‑up monitoring. Medical institutions at all levels must strictly enforce systems such as first‑visit responsibility and preliminary screening and triage, standardize visitation and caregiver management, and take stringent measures to prevent nosocomial infections. Facilities without designated fever clinics must not accept patients with fever under any circumstances and must arrange for appropriate referral in accordance with regulations.

VI. Reduce gatherings of people. Large-scale gatherings must be strictly controlled. For events that absolutely must proceed, they must be submitted to the local COVID‑19 response command for approval in accordance with applicable requirements, and the principle of “the organizer is responsible; the convener is responsible” must be rigorously enforced, ensuring that the host or convener assumes full responsibility for epidemic prevention and control. Holding meetings or events online is encouraged.

VII. Strengthening Support for Isolation Services. Individuals under home isolation shall have their temperature monitored and undergo nucleic acid testing, as implemented by the community (village or residential group), while also receiving support for essential living supplies. All individuals under centralized quarantine, as well as those undergoing home quarantine and home health monitoring, must… Use traditional Chinese medicine for prevention.

VIII. Encourage the public to exercise mutual oversight. Citizens are encouraged to report to the local epidemic prevention and control command center any individuals who have failed to report as required or to implement the prescribed preventive measures, particularly those arriving in or returning to Fuzhou from Gexianshan Scenic Area and other areas. Upon verified reports, the local epidemic prevention and control command center will award the first reporter 300 yuan.

9. Consciously comply with all epidemic prevention and control regulations. Those who violate the aforementioned regulations, conceal their travel history, or fail to cooperate with and implement relevant epidemic prevention and control measures—thereby causing adverse consequences, including the spread of the epidemic—shall be held accountable in accordance with laws and regulations. Party members and cadres should take the lead in observing personal protective measures and strictly comply with all epidemic prevention and control requirements.
 

Fuzhou City COVID-19 Epidemic Situation Prevention and Control Emergency Command Center
October 31, 2021