According to Li Lanjuan, she is “very concerned that imported cases could provoke yet another large-scale epidemic in the country.”
The professor noted that monitoring and preventing imported cases was a “difficult” task for medical professionals.
“This requires us to continue intensifying our efforts and tireless work to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in other cities,” said Professor Lee.
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She urged officials to identify citizens who might be infected with the virus, but have not yet been diagnosed. She warned that arrivals to China from abroad could rekindle a new epidemic and should be quarantined for 14 days.
As Rambler reported, a new virus was found in the Chinese city of Wuhan (Hubei Province) in December 2019. In March 2020, the virus spread to all continents. Italy faced the largest epidemic after China. According to the latest data, more than 341 thousand people have been infected with the coronavirus in the world. 14 759 people became victims of the virus, and almost 99 thousand were cured.
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