The latest news on the unblocking of medium-risk areas in Hohhot. According to the 54th press conference on epidemic prevention and control in Hohhot held on October 17, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan, the conditions for lifting the blockade and control measures in high-risk areas

Yes: a high-risk area with no new infections for 7 consecutive days will be reduced to a medium-risk area; a directly designated medium-risk area with no new infections for 7 consecutive days will be reduced to a low-risk area; a medium-risk area that has been reduced from a high-risk area

If there are no new infections for 3 consecutive days, the area will be reduced to a low-risk area.

It should be noted that no new infections for "7 consecutive days" or "3 consecutive days" are necessary conditions for lifting the lockdown and control measures.

In other words, if a new infected person is discovered during the lockdown period, the lockdown period will be recalculated.

The medium-risk area is divided into two situations: one is: an area that is directly classified as a medium-risk area, and the other is: an area that is reduced from a high-risk area to a medium-risk area. The details are as follows: The first situation: a medium-risk area becomes a low-risk area within 7 days - according to

Attachment to the "Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Plan": Delimitation of risk areas and control plan for the new coronavirus epidemic 1. Criteria for delineation of medium-risk areas.

Areas such as work places and activity areas where cases and asymptomatic infected persons stay and move for a certain period of time, and may have risks of epidemic transmission, are classified as medium-risk areas. The scope of the risk area is delimited based on the results of the epidemic survey.

2. Prevention and control measures in medium-risk areas.

Control measures will be implemented. During this period, "people will not leave the area and pick up items at staggered peak times."

3. Criteria for lifting the medium-risk area.

There are no new infections for 7 consecutive days, and all personnel in the risk area completed a round of nucleic acid screening on the 7th day and all were negative, and the area was reduced to a low-risk area.

Second scenario: If the area is reduced from high risk to medium risk, then the medium risk needs to have no new infections for 3 consecutive days before it can become low risk.

Original content: A high-risk area with no new infections for 7 consecutive days will be reduced to a medium-risk area, and a medium-risk area with no new infections for 3 consecutive days will be reduced to a low-risk area.