Meanwhile, the city is establishing a professional epidemic prevention and control force of 1,000 members, including epidemiologists, testing technicians and sterilization workers. "We will further strengthen epidemic monitoring and early warning measures, and improve emergency management … to solidify the achievements made in the epidemic fight," Zheng said. To prevent importation of the coronavirus, Wuhan authorities have intensified testing of inbound travelers and of imported cold-chain food such as seafood over the past months, Zheng said. Hu Yi, deputy director of Wuhan's market regulation administration, said all 318 wholesale food markets in Wuhan have been upgraded to meet epidemic control and prevention standards and reopened. Strict epidemic prevention and control measures have been applied at such markets nationwide following coronavirus outbreaks.

Source: The Standard November 18, 2020 06:33 UTC