When did the 2022 Beijing epidemic begin? When will things return to normal? Attached is the latest news!

Recently, new cases have appeared in Beijing, Shanghai, Jilin and other places in my country, and some areas have been under closed management. As the capital of my country, people are very curious about how the new cases came about. So when did the 2022 Beijing epidemic begin? When will things return to normal? Attached is the latest news!

1. When did the 2022 Beijing epidemic begin?

The 2022 Beijing epidemic began on February 21st. Because on the morning of February 22, the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office organized the 283rd press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia in Beijing, stating that at 22:40 on February 21, the Economic Development Zone received a letter from the municipal department stating that close contacts of confirmed cases from other provinces were located in the Economic Development Zone. After receiving the letter, the Economic Development Zone immediately conducted verification and epidemiological investigation. Upon investigation, it was found that the close contacts and their spouses were all freelancers. The two went to other provinces on February 18 and returned to their home in Beijing at 20:00 on February 21. In accordance with the city’s epidemic prevention and control requirements, the Economic and Technological Development Zone conducted household nucleic acid testing at 1 a.m. on February 22. At 3:29 am, the two were transferred to a centralized isolation hotel in the district. Subsequently, after testing by the testing agency, both of them were initially screened positive. Then on February 22, a new local confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Haidian District. The case was a close contact of a person who returned to Beijing from outside Beijing. The nucleic acid test result was positive at 4:03. New cases continued to increase in the following days.

1. New information about the epidemic in Beijing on February 21:

At 22:40 on February 21, the Economic and Technological Development Zone immediately conducted verification and epidemiological investigation and found 2 positive persons. The close contact and his spouse were both freelancers. They went to other provinces on February 18 and returned to their home in Beijing at 20:00 on February 21. In accordance with the relevant requirements of the city's epidemic prevention and control, the Economic and Technological Development Zone conducted home nucleic acid testing at 1:00 a.m. on February 22. At 3:29 am, the two were transferred to a centralized isolation hotel in the district.

2. New information about the epidemic in Beijing on February 22:

From 0:00 to 11:00 on February 22, the city had 4 new confirmed local cases of COVID-19, all of whom were staff members and their family members who attended a company training course in other provinces from February 17 to February 20.

2. When will the Beijing epidemic end in 2022 and things return to normal?

The 2022 Beijing epidemic is expected to end and return to normal in early April. Because on March 16, 2022, Beijing designated Xiaocun, Xiaohongmen Township, Chaoyang District as a medium-risk area, and it takes 14 days of closed management to adjust a medium-risk area to a low-risk area. Therefore, based on this calculation, the Beijing epidemic is expected to end and return to normal in early April. Of course, if there are new cases in the area in the future, the end time will be later. The specific details will be subject to the official notice. The conditions for Beijing to return to normal after the epidemic ends in 2022 are as follows:

Condition 1 for the end of the epidemic in Beijing in 2022 and the return to normal: There are no new cases or asymptomatic infections in the closed management area in the past 14 days.

The second condition for the end of the epidemic in Beijing in 2022 and the return to normalcy: The last close contact in the closed management area has been more than 14 days since the last exposure and the nucleic acid test is negative.

The third condition for the end of the epidemic in Beijing in 2022 and the resumption of normalcy: All personnel in the area complete a round of nucleic acid screening 2 days before the control is lifted, and the results are all negative.

3. The latest news on the Beijing epidemic in 2022:

1. Today's new situation:

From 0:00 to 24:00 on March 16, 2022, there were 4 new confirmed local cases (confirmed cases 1 to 3 were reported yesterday), no new suspected cases and asymptomatic infections, 8 new confirmed cases of imported cases from abroad and 1 asymptomatic infection, and no new suspected cases. Five patients were cured and discharged from hospital.

2. Beijing epidemic risk levels and regions:

As of 12:00 on March 16, 2022, there is one medium-risk area in Beijing, namely Xiaocun, Xiaohongmen Township, Chaoyang District, and all other areas in the city are low-risk areas.

Summary: The 2022 Beijing epidemic started on February 21, because on the morning of February 22, the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office organized the 283rd press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Beijing, stating that at 22:40 on February 21, close contacts of confirmed cases from other provinces were located in the Economic Development Zone, and were later verified and confirmed to be positive after epidemiological investigation. As for the end and restoration of normal time, it is expected to be early April, but if there are new cases in the future, it will end later. The specific details shall be subject to the official notice.