China is tense because it is on the alert for a possible coronavirus outbreak in Heilongjiang Province, a big province that borders Russia.
From April 4 to April 8, the official count included a report of 118 infection cases in Heilongjiang. All were Chinese people who had returned from Russia. China announced that, since then, it had closed all border checkpoints that were on the land between China and Russia. Suifenhe City, Heilongjiang Province, a main city on the border with Russia, built a modular hospital with 600 beds and would start to put it in use on April 11.
Li Keqiang stressed at a meeting of the Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Leader Group that China would send people from other provinces to help the bordering cities and regions on their testing and treating of the epidemic.
(Editor’s Note: There was a report that Russia was sending 1.5 million Chinese back to China, but it was not clear whether, after China closed the border, these people had made it into China or were still in Russia.)
Epoch Times reported that it obtained a copy of a “Notice on Treatment Plan for Confirmed Cases and Asymptomatic Cases of People Entering from Suifenhe City,” that the Heilongjiang Health Commission had issued on April 8.
The Notice said that the whole province prepared 4,530 patient beds in three regions. One region, the combination of Mudianjiang City and Suifenhe City, had 1,230 beds. The other two regions are Jixi City and Harbin City. If the patients exceed the capacity of the Mudianjiang-Suifenhe region, the other two regions must ensure they can start accepting patients in three days.
The Notice also asked local governments and hospitals to form medical support teams and virus control support teams: eight cities and hospitals were each to form a 100-member medical team, four cities each were to form a 50-member medical team, and five cities were each to each form a 20-member virus control team. It asked that the names of the people in those teams be reported by April 9.
However, since China reported only over 100 infections in Heilongjiang, Epoch Times asked what the need is for the 4,530 beds? It mentioned one possibility, which is an internal outbreak in the province. Heilongjiang showed a high alert about asymptomatic infection back in February. On February 23, the Heilongjiang Epidemic Prevention and Control Center issued a “Notice on the Management of Asymptomatic Carriers of Novel Coronavirus in Heilongjiang Province.”
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1. Excerpt in Chinese:
其中黑龍江前日激增四十宗確診病例，過去五日該省新增境外輸入病例近一百二十宗，該省累計境外輸入無症狀感染者一百五十四例，全部是從俄羅斯回國避疫的中國人。中國前晚緊急宣布關閉中俄間所有陸上口岸，黑龍江省綏芬河市緊急建設的方艙醫院預計明天（十一日）啟用。總理李克強昨天主持中央應對疫情領導小組會議強調，從內地調集力量支援和加強邊境地區、口岸城市，提高檢測和收治能力。
據統計，近日黑龍江的境外輸入新冠肺炎病例大幅增加，從本月四日的十三宗、五日二十宗、六日的二十宗、七日的二十五宗例，到八日創下單日新高——四十宗，合共一百一十八宗。這些確診病例都有一個共同點，均為中國籍，從俄羅斯輸入。
中國前晚宣布，即時關閉全部中國和俄羅斯之間的所有陸路口岸。中俄邊境的黑龍江綏芬河市是中俄遠東地區最大的口岸之一，至本月七日已累積自俄羅斯輸入八十四宗新冠肺炎確診病例、無症狀感染者有一百二十七宗。綏芬河市前日已實施封城，同時嚴格執行所有入境者十四日集中隔離。
由於綏芬河的醫療能力有限，黑龍江省已從其他市縣調集了四百多名醫護人員前往支援，同時將一座十三層樓的辦公大樓改建成方艙醫院，預計明日（十一日）投入使用，可以提供六百餘張病牀。
Source: Sing Tao Daily, April 10, 2020
https://www.singtaousa.com/home/9-中國/2789509-倒灌154宗無症狀病例+中俄邊境口岸緊急全封/
2. Screenshot of Heilongjiang’s Notice on April 8 (on patient beds):
3. Screenshot of Heilongjiang’s Notice on April 8 (on forming medical teams):
4. Excerpt in Chinese:
大纪元日前获悉，黑龙江省卫健委4月8日发出的《关于印发绥芬河口岸入境新冠肺炎确诊病例及无症状感染者救治预案的通知》显示，中共已严阵以待。
该通知称，为收治绥芬河口岸入境的中共肺炎病患，在全省划分三个区域，“总规划收治床位4530张”。
其中的牡丹江区域“实施牡丹江市和绥芬河市一体化管理”（绥芬河市在行政区划分隶属于牡丹江市）。仅绥芬河市的定点医院——绥芬河人民医院和刚建成的绥芬河市方舱医院就分别有300和600张床位。再加上牡丹江市的康安医院和红旗医院，牡丹江区域定点医院合计有1230张床位。
按照中共官方数据，绥芬河151例确诊病例加上148例无症状感染者，即使都需住院，有300张床位的绥芬河人民医院已能收治，更何况中共还在绥芬河紧急建成了600张床位的方舱医院。
黑龙江卫健委的救治预案通知也泄露出，中共风声鹤唳。例如通知要求，对于绥芬河口岸入境人员，“所有确诊病例和无症状感染者全部按照确诊病例标准”收治；而且还要求，一旦患者数量超过前一区域收治能力时，鸡西/七台河区域和哈尔滨区域要“确保能够在接到指令后三天内接收患者”。
黑龙江卫健委4月8日的救治预案通知要求，各单位在4月9日下班前将组建的医疗队和疾控队人员名单上报。更为紧迫的是，4月8日的该通知要求，除了当地提供医疗保障之外，各地要“组建1000人的支援医疗队和100人的后备支援疾控队伍”，而且，各单位须在4月9日下班前将组建的医疗队和疾控队人员名单报至省卫健委。
一天之内要求准备千人后备医疗队，黑龙江卫健委的反应似乎是疫情迫在眉睫，要将绥芬河口岸“境外输入”的中国人当作洪水猛兽般来防范。
黑龙江政府文件显示，早在2月份，中共就对“无症状感染”表现出高度警惕。
2月23日，黑龙江疫情防控指挥部就发出《关于印发黑龙江省新型冠状病毒肺炎无症状感染者管理方案的通知》，要求各地加强对无症状感染者的报告和管理。
Source: Epoch Times, April 10, 2020
https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/20/4/10/n12021047.htm