CGTN
China’s pandemic prevention and control experience has proved that with effective administrative measures and the cooperation of the general public, the goal of precise prevention and control and “dynamic zero infection” can be achieved, a leading Chinese epidemiologist said, adding that even if there is a local outbreak of the pandemic, it can still be quickly controlled. “Even in the face of the Omicron variant, as long as effective measures are taken, it can still be prevented and controlled. We should have confidence,” Zhang Boli, academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was quoted as saying in a recent interview with Xinhua.
In the spring of 2022, China faces grave challenges in its battle against COVID-19. People who follow the daily tally of infections in the Chinese mainland can’t miss a new trend: the overwhelming majority of new local infections are asymptomatic.
The Chinese mainland recorded 1,506 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 1,455 linked to local transmissions and 51 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Sunday. A total of 11,781 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Saturday, and 73,689 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. Among the cities, Shanghai, China’s economic hub with a population of more than 24.87 million, reported 438 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 7,788 asymptomatic carriers on the day, according to the local health commission.
