SHENZHEN confirmed one new imported COVID-19 case Tuesday, bringing the number of imported cases in the city to 24, according to the latest figures released by the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission yesterday.

Case 24, a 31-year-old male of Brazilian nationality working in Shenzhen, returned to China from the United Kingdom. He flew from London to Singapore on flight SQ305 on Saturday, then boarded flight CZ3040 to Guangzhou on Sunday. In the evening that same day, he entered the Chinese mainland via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and his body temperature upon entry was 36.6 degrees Celsius.

On Monday morning, he was sent back to Shenzhen by a vehicle designated for collective quarantine.

Preliminary nucleic acid test results and reviewed results released Tuesday were both positive.

The patient has been transferred to the Shenzhen No. 3 People’s Hospital for treatment. The 32 persons on the Chinese mainland who have been identified as having close contact with the patient have been quarantined for medical observation.

As of Tuesday, Shenzhen had confirmed a total of 441 COVID-19 cases. Of the confirmed cases, 214 are male and 227 are female.

So far, 414 patients in Shenzhen have been discharged from hospital, and three deaths have been reported.

All 24 currently infected patients are being treated at the Shenzhen No. 3 People’s Hospital, and a total of 243 persons in close contact with the patients are under medical observation.

Meanwhile, the number of seriously ill and critically ill COVID-19 patients being treated at the Shenzhen No. 3 People’s Hospital dropped to zero Tuesday from 41 a month ago.

Medical experts involved in the patients’ treatment attributed the success to early intervention and preventative treatment.

(Yu Yuanfan)