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Xinhua: On Sep 18, 2019, Wuhan Held an Emergency Response Drill for Novel Coronavirus

Xinhua reported that, on September 18, 2019, in preparation for the upcoming Military World Games, Wuhan held a drill about the novel coronavirus infection.

The Emergency Response Exercise, jointly organized by Wuhan Customs and the Executive Committee of Military World Games, was held at the Tianhe Airport in Wuhan. It simulated two situations: an arrival of baggage was found to have excessive nuclear radiation and a passenger was found to be infected with the novel coronavirus. The coronavirus drill included multiple steps, such as epidemiological investigations, medical inspections, setting up a temporary test area, quarantine and testing, patient transfer, and sanitary treatments.

Excerpt in Chinese:

9月18日,武汉海关联合军运会执委会在武汉天河机场举行以“守国门安全,保军运平安”为主题的应急处置演练活动。演练以实战形式,模拟了旅客通道发现1例行李物品核辐射超标的处置过程,以及机场口岸通道发现1例新型冠状病毒感染的处置全过程,演练了从流行病学调查、医学排查、临时检疫区域设置、隔离留验、病例转送和卫生处理等多个环节。

Source: Xinhua, September 26, 2019
http://m.xinhuanet.com/hb/2019-09/26/c_1125040756.htm