The COVID-19 epidemic situation in Jilin Province, which has reported more than 60,000 positive cases in the fresh wave, is still worsening despite some positive signs of decline in parts of its capital Changchun and nearby city Jilin.
An estimate by a Peking University professor, who has closely followed the national epidemic situation, showed that the total number of daily positive cases in the province is likely to reach 120,000 during next month.
Since March 1, the province has reported more than 60,000 COVID-19 positive cases, with Changchun's epidemic situation still in development and Jilin city's new infections showing a declining trend with fluctuations, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
At Wednesday's media briefing, Zhang Baozong, an official with the Jilin provincial government, said Changchun's battle for no community infections has made some new progress.
Local districts in Changchun have carried out major tasks and optimized community management teams. The city of Meihekou set up 700 teams to conduct nucleic acid testing door-to-door, Zhang said.
Nearly 20,000 college students and faculty members from 22 colleges that reported COVID-19 cases in the province had returned to their campuses as of Wednesday, the local government said.