Thousands of medics nationwide rushing to aid Shanghai in COVID-19 response
A resident does antigen testing in Shanghai, April 3, 2022. Shanghai launched citywide antigen testing on Sunday (April 3, 2022) and will conduct nucleic acid testing on Monday (April 4, 2022) amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities. [Photo/Xinhua]
RESOLUTE MOVES
Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan on Saturday urged resolute and swift moves to stem the spread of COVID-19 in Shanghai in the shortest time possible, issuing her call during an inspection visit to the city.
Sun, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed unswerving adherence to the dynamic zero-COVID approach and mobilizing COVID-19 testing capacity, medical personnel, and COVID-19 prevention supplies to support Shanghai in the fight against the epidemic.
The vice premier called for stepping up efforts to ensure that all those in need are tested, isolated, hospitalized or treated.
She also stressed strict closed-loop management for key industries and institutions to ensure the normal operation of core functions and the stability of supply and industrial chains.
Shanghai will conduct citywide nucleic acid testing on Monday after citywide antigen testing on Sunday.
The measures were aimed at completely eliminating potential risks, cutting off the chain of transmission, curbing the spread of the virus, and achieving dynamic zero-COVID as soon as possible, Wu Qianyu, an official with the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, told a press conference on Sunday.
