Categories: World

Chinese city's Covid-19 cluster due to improper hospital disinfection

Inappropriate disinfection at a hospital has led to a new coronavirus cluster in China's city of Qingdao in Shandong province, a local health official said today.

Two stevedores who had handled imported frozen seafood at the port of Qingdao were diagnosed as asymptomatic Covid-19 cases on September 24, reports Xinhua news agency.

They were isolated at the Qingdao Chest Hospital and underwent CT scans.

Due to improper disinfection, the CT room was contaminated and the virus further infected other people, Ma Lixin, deputy Party chief of the provincial health commission, said at a press conference.

Ma also noted that the new cluster infection was neither caused by nor has caused cross-infection in the community.

A total of 13 new coronavirus cases was reported in this new wave of infections by Thursday.

Meanwhile, Qingdao has completed a citywide nucleic acid testing covering all its 11 million residents.

As of 8 a.m. on Friday, over 10.16 million of the collected samples had been tested, and results showed no new positive cases, Xue Qingguo, Qingdao's deputy mayor told a press conference, adding that the results of the remaining samples will be released by 6 p.m.

Although the Covid-19 originated last December in China's Wuhan city, the capital of Hubei province, China now accounts for only 91,359 cases, while the US (7,977,097) and India (7,307,097) are currently the two worst-affected countries in the world.

China's death toll stands at 4,739..

IANS

Recent Posts

Tibetan leader highlights Tibet’s global relevance in London, urges youth to defend identity and history

On June 21, 2025 (BST), Sikyong Penpa Tsering from the Central Tibetan Administration received a…

1 minute ago

INS Teg concludes port call in Mauritius, boosts maritime security cooperation and bilateral ties

Strengthening maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region, INS Teg, a frontline stealth frigate of…

2 hours ago

‘Call upon Canadian friends to deepen bilateral collaboration in countering terrorism, extremism’, Union Minister Hardeep Singh

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri paid tributes to the victims of the Kanishka bombing and…

3 hours ago

Pakistan: Baloch human rights group marks 3 months since illegal arrest of Mahrang

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee marked three months since the arrest of the organisation's leaders such…

4 hours ago

DRDO develops 5.56×45 mm CQB carbine in partnership with private sector firm

In a significant development, a Carbine developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)…

6 hours ago

Indian Army places order of 450 NAGASTRA-1R loitering munitions from SDAL

The Indian Army has placed an order on Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL) for…

6 hours ago