What happened from the diagnosis of fishmonger in fishing port to the detention of 80,000 tourists in Sanya for 7 days?
Since August 4th, the number of people infected with COVID-19 epidemic in Sanya, Hainan Province surged, and on August 6th, Sanya successively introduced new control measures. From the static management of the whole city to tourists staying on the island for a while, Sanya, once a tourist paradise, became the storm center where more than 80,000 tourists were stranded.
In order to restore the changes of Sanya epidemic in the past seven days, Red Star journalists combed the development curve of Sanya epidemic from the initial stage to the outbreak stage, and also had a dialogue with people around Yazhou fishing port area, the "origin" of the epidemic. In view of the lives of tourists stranded in Sanya on the first day of epidemic control, Red Star journalists interviewed a number of passengers stranded in hotels and airports.
On August 6 th, Sanya, Hainan, the originally busy street, has now become particularly empty. According to vision china,
Hainan reported more than 1000 infected cases a week.
In recent days, Hainan, a major tourist province in China, has been concerned by public opinion because of the rebound of COVID-19 epidemic. According to the news conference of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control held in Hainan on August 7th, since the outbreak of this round of epidemic which began to be reported on August 1st, Hainan has reported a total of 1,140 positive cases, including 827 confirmed cases and 313 asymptomatic cases.
Among them, the epidemic situation in Sanya, Hainan is particularly severe. According to the news released by Sanya, from 12: 00 to 24: 00 on August 6, there were 160 new confirmed cases (including 15 asymptomatic infected cases) and 125 asymptomatic infected cases in Sanya.
Li Wenxiu, deputy head of the comprehensive group of Hainan epidemic prevention and control headquarters, publicly introduced that this round of epidemic in Sanya has spread and spilled out in the province. According to Red Star journalists’ incomplete combing, there have been related cases in more than 10 counties and cities including Sanya, such as Haikou, Danzhou, Dongfang, Wuzhishan, Lingshui, Lingao, Ledong Li Autonomous County, Chengmai and Wanning.
In addition, this epidemic has spilled over to Chongqing, Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan provinces.
Looking back at this round of Sanya epidemic, since the first infected person appeared in Sanya on August 1, there were 10 new confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infected person in Sanya from 0: 00 to 11: 30 on August 2. From 00: 00 to 24: 00 on August 3rd, there were 10 new confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infected person in Sanya.
By August 4, the number of infected people in Sanya still ushered in a substantial increase. On the 4th, Sanya added 123 confirmed cases and 33 asymptomatic infected people. On the 5th, there were 229 new confirmed cases and 28 asymptomatic infected people in Sanya. On the 6th, there were 80 new confirmed cases (including 8 asymptomatic cases) and 49 asymptomatic cases in Sanya. According to the latest report from Hainan, from 0: 00 to 12: 00 on the 7th, Sanya reported 74 confirmed cases and 70 asymptomatic infected people.
Sanya yazhou center fishing port
The epidemic began in Yazhou Fishing Port.
Fishing port catering boss: fishing boats are fully controlled
As for the origin of this round of Sanya epidemic, according to the local report, the epidemic Covid-19 is the Omicron mutant strain BA.5.1.3, which was detected for the first time in China, and it can be judged that this round of epidemic was caused by overseas import.
According to the announcement, on August 1st, a person with abnormal nucleic acid test results was found at the sampling point of Yazhou Railway Station, and was diagnosed as a confirmed case (light) in COVID-19.
The results showed that the case was a fishmonger in a fishing port. On July 30th, he arrived in Danzhou City from Yazhou to Baimajing Station by motor train, during which he attended a banquet in Xinzhou Town and went to markets and clinics. On July 31, I arrived at Yazhou Station by train from Baimajing Station, and drove back to the dormitory after landing sampling, without going out or visiting. One tube was found to be positive by 10:1 mixed inspection at the landing inspection, and it was confirmed to be positive by re-sampling and re-inspection.
Since then, many cases have been associated with this case. Yazhou central fishing port is the origin and import place of the epidemic, and it is more likely to import fish through fishermen trading with overseas fishermen. Judging from the current cases, most of the infected people are related to fishing ports, fishing boats, fishermen and fishing markets. The transmission chain is radial around the fishing port in Yazhou Center, and the epidemic situation is on the rise, so there is a risk of community transmission in urban areas.
Red Star journalists repeatedly called the fishing port area of Yazhou Center to find out the situation, but the phone was not connected. According to public information, Yazhou Central Fishing Port officially opened for operation on August 1, 2016. Located on the west side of Ningyuan Estuary in Yazhou Bay, about 50 kilometers away from downtown Sanya, it is the nearest national central fishing port in China, the most convenient base for berthing, sheltering from the wind, unloading and replenishing ships in Hainan Fishing Ground, and the most important distribution port for aquatic products in the South China Sea.
A hotel owner in Yazhou Fishing Port said in an interview with Red Star News that Yazhou Fishing Port is a "must-punch" place for local tourists to experience all kinds of marine fishery culture, including amorous towns, various fishing villages and various amusement facilities, especially in summer.
Since the outbreak, the boss said that the fishing port has been temporarily closed and all catering industries are no longer open: "We have been conducting nucleic acid testing these days, and staff in the store have been sampling and checking the previous seafood.
According to official reports, in order to prevent the virus from spreading through epidemic-related seawater products, Hainan has completed the first round of nucleic acid testing for 330,000 fishermen along the coast of the province. At the same time, 2281 non-fishing boats in the province were fully controlled.
Sanya Phoenix Airport’s 7-day flight was still largely cancelled.
Be called down after boarding the planePassengers:
The government arranges free accommodation in a unified way.
In order to cope with the sudden epidemic, since 6: 00 a.m. on August 6, the city of Sanya began to implement temporary global static management. In addition to ensuring basic social operation services, epidemic prevention and control and emergency special circumstances, the city restricted the flow of people and suspended urban public transportation.
At about 16: 00 on the same day, Hainan Epidemic Prevention and Control Command issued the latest "Measures for Prevention and Control of Outbreaks of Hainan Passengers Leaving Islands in Recent Years", which stipulated that those who are currently in Sanya or have a travel history in Sanya for the time being will be tested for nucleic acid according to the requirements of regional epidemic prevention and control, and the follow-up arrangements will be determined according to the situation of epidemic prevention and control in Sanya.
Under the dual control of static management superposition and not leaving the island for the time being, Sanya, as a tourist paradise, has made it impossible for tourists who used to enjoy their holidays to leave for the time being. He Shigang, deputy mayor of Sanya Municipal Government, said at the press conference on the 6th: "It is estimated that more than 80,000 tourists stayed in Sanya."
On August 2nd, Lin Tongxue and his friends traveled from Chengdu to Sanya, and originally planned to return on the 7th. However, in the early morning of the 6 th, Lin Tongxue received the news of "blockade" in Sanya: "On the 5 th, I booked a plane ticket to go back on the 7 th, which was a day late and I couldn’t leave." In desperation, Lin Tongxue and his friends can only continue to stop at the hotel where they stayed before. Lin told the Red Star journalist that since the static control began, there have been fewer take-out shops that can take orders on mobile phones, so the delivery time has also been delayed.
Passengers stranded in Sanya negotiate with merchants due to delayed delivery of take-out.
Red Star journalists inquired about some booking software and found that it was indeed hard to find a ticket for Sanya’s direct flight to Shanghai on August 6. On the morning of the same day, there were only two direct flights from Sanya to Shanghai, namely Spring Airlines and China Southern Airlines, and there was only one ticket left.
"We grabbed the plane that flew back to Shenzhen at noon on the 6 th. We had already boarded the plane, but we were still called down." Mr. Zhang, who was stranded at Sanya Phoenix Airport, told the Red Star reporter that at 8: 00 am on the 6th, their family successfully entered the airport and boarded the plane. They thought that they could get back to their home by taking the last "lucky" flight, but shortly after boarding the plane, the airport informed all passengers to return to the terminal to wait.
Red Star journalists also learned from Sanya Phoenix Airport on the afternoon of the 6th that passengers stranded at the airport will be transferred to hotels in the city for follow-up arrangements.
"Our family didn’t leave the airport until after 8: 30 in the evening." Mr. Zhang told Red Star News that the airport provided them with light meals during the period.
Red Star journalists learned from a number of airlines that on August 6th, a number of airlines, including China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Spring Airlines, were notified to cancel all flights involving Sanya that day, and on the 6th, flights to Sanya were turned back.
According to the statistics of the Travel app, as of 12 noon on the 6th, Sanya Phoenix Airport plans to have 410 flights in and out of Hong Kong, of which 334 flights have been cancelled, with a cancellation rate of 81%.
According to The Paper, the customer service of Sanya Phoenix International Airport said that the airport was closed on August 7th, and there were no flights in and out of the port. Some airline personnel said that the probability of temporary cancellation of flights departing from Sanya in recent days is relatively high, and it is completely in accordance with the policy.
As for the refund policy after ticket booking, many airlines mentioned above said that if they can’t board the plane due to the epidemic, they can refund the full amount if they meet the requirements.
At 8: 30 pm on August 6, Mr. Zhang sent a message to the reporter that he had left the airport, and the passengers stranded at the airport were finally arranged by the government staff to be transported to the hotel near the airport, and informed that they needed to stay in the hotel for 7 days, and then decided to stay or not according to local conditions.
According to Mr. Zhang, the stranded passengers stayed in the hotel for 7 days without charge, and received the nucleic acid antigen detection reagent for free.
Passengers stranded at the airport were sent back to the hotel by the government in a unified car.
Local hotels are required to offer half-price preferential policies.
Some hotels provide free accommodation and three meals a day for stranded guests.
According to the notice of the press conference in Sanya on the afternoon of August 6th, Sanya has set up a special class to cancel orders for stranded tourists, and asked the hotel to provide half-price preferential extended stay service for stranded tourists.
Among some mutual aid groups of tourists stranded in Sanya, Red Star journalists found that many districts in Sanya have issued notices of free hotel stay. Online pictures show that Hilton Grey Hotel, Yazhou Bay Resort in Yazhou District, has provided free accommodation and three meals a day for stranded guests since 14:00 on August 2.
In this regard, the Red Star journalist called the above-mentioned hotel, and its staff said that free accommodation is for guests staying from the 2 nd to the 4 th, and the expenses are reimbursed by the government. But now you still have to pay for it yourself. At present, the hotel has sufficient housing.
At the same time, Sanya Tourism Hotel Industry Association also issued the following initiatives to Sanya tourism hotel industry: actively cooperate with relevant government departments to provide reception services for stranded tourists, and do not drive up house prices, raise house prices in disguise or refuse tourists to stay. Visitors who continue to stay should be given a half-price discount on the basis of the room rate of the original hotel (that is, the room rate that has been checked in on the 5th), and new visitors should be given a half-price discount on the basis of the lowest price announced by Ctrip official website, so as to effectively provide tourists with a comfortable and comfortable accommodation environment.
Red Star Journalist Yang Yuqi Intern Cheng Yuchen