When will the Quanzhou, Fujian epidemic end in 2022? When will the ban be lifted? Attached is the latest news on the epidemic

Recently, local outbreaks have occurred in Quanzhou City, Putian City, Xiamen City, and Zhangzhou City in Fujian Province, and many areas have been adjusted to medium- and high-risk areas. The area with the most confirmed cases of this local epidemic in Fujian is Quanzhou City. When will the Quanzhou epidemic end? When will the ban be lifted? The latest news on the epidemic is as follows:

1. When will the 2022 Quanzhou, Fujian epidemic end?

This round of local epidemic in Quanzhou, Fujian is expected to end in mid-to-late April 2022. Because according to the local epidemic reporting data for this round, the first confirmed case was reported on March 18, but the actual start time of the local epidemic may be earlier than this time point. According to the latest news from the State Council's Epidemic Prevention and Control Office, this round of mainland epidemic is expected to be brought under control in early April. Therefore, it is predicted that this round of local epidemic in Quanzhou is expected to end in mid-April, while other areas in Fujian, Xiamen and Zhangzhou will probably end in early April. The end time of the epidemic in Putian will be about the same as that in Quanzhou, because these two areas are the areas where the local epidemic in Fujian is more serious. However, the specific end time of the epidemic depends on the latest notification from the local epidemic and air defense office. Below, the editor of Tuliu introduces the relevant situation of this round of epidemic in Quanzhou as follows:

1. Where is the source of the Quanzhou epidemic?

The source of the epidemic in Quanzhou City is the evolutionary branch of the Omicron variant (BA.2). Although the local epidemics caused in many places in my country are related to the Omicron variant branch, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed that no highly homologous sequences of the Fujian epidemic were found among the known new coronavirus sequences in the country. Therefore, it is very likely caused by imported cases from abroad. It is worth noting that the nucleic acid sequencing results in Xiamen are not from the same source as the cases in Longyan City and Zhangzhou Jiaomei.

2. What caused the Quanzhou epidemic?

It may be related to imported cases from abroad. Because Quanzhou is one of my country's port cities, Quanzhou Port is located in Quanzhou City, a coastal port in the lower reaches of Jinjiang River in the southeast. The area extends from Neiao in Meizhou Bay of Quanzhou in the north to Lianhe in Tong'an District of Weitou Bay of Quanzhou in the south. There are 108 container shipping routes, including 30 foreign trade routes and 78 domestic trade routes. For port cities, the biggest hidden danger is imported cases from abroad, which leads to the risk of infection for port workers.

3. Latest news on the epidemic distribution in Quanzhou

This round of epidemic in Quanzhou is mainly distributed in Fengze District, Shishi City, Chendai Town, Jinjiang City, etc. At present, the Binhai Hotel in Fengze District, Quanzhou City, the Dongmei Community of Fengze Street, the area from Miaoyun Street in the north to Citong South Road in the west, Quanxiu Street in the south, Pingshan Road and Dongxia Street (river bank) in the east, Xiahuai Community of Fengze Street, Qiantou Community of Chengdong Street, Xunmei Community of Chengdong Street, and Anshang Village of Chendai Town are all high-risk areas.

2. When will the Quanzhou, Fujian epidemic be lifted in 2022?

The current round of epidemic in Quanzhou is expected to be lifted around mid-April 2022, but the specific lifting time will depend on the notification and arrangements of the regional epidemic prevention and control office. Because the epidemic situation in each area of ​​Quanzhou is different, the time of unblocking is also different. For example, medium- and high-risk areas can only be unblocked after they are reduced to low-risk areas, and medium-risk areas will be unblocked earlier than high-risk areas. According to the latest report on the Quanzhou epidemic, there were 65 new confirmed cases and 157 asymptomatic infections at 0-24:00 on March 23, so the possibility of lifting the blockade at the end of March is relatively small.

In general, the 2022 Quanzhou, Fujian epidemic is expected to end completely in mid-to-late April, and the gradual lifting of the blockade will probably begin from early April. This is a good start because Guxi Village, Chengnan Town, Jiaocheng District, Ningde City, Fujian Province was fully unsealed at 8 a.m. on March 21.