BEIJING (Xinhua): Beijing has demanded that hospitals offer more tests to screen fever patients for Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections as the city began to register new cases after a weeks-long lull.
All hospitals were required to perform nucleic acid and antibody tests, a CT scan and a routine blood test on patients with a fever, said Gao Xiaojun, spokesperson of Beijing's health commission.Gao said at a press conference on Sunday that fever clinics are forbidden from turning away patients.The official also said hospitals are required to beef up the protection of medical workers, disinfect facilities and screen medics at hospitals that have received Covid-19 patients.
The string of measures were rolled out after Beijing confirmed one new Covid-19 case on Thursday, according to Gao.On Saturday, the figure climbed to 36, along with one new asymptomatic case. Officials said the 36 confirmed cases were all related to Xinfadi, a wholesale market in south Beijing. - Xinhua/Asian News Network
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