Xi'an – capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province – carried out COVID-19 prevention and control measures in virus-hit villages in city on Jan 3-4.

Personnel who do not have the conditions for home quarantines shall be transported in a timely manner and centralized quarantines shall be implemented to reduce the risk of virus transmissions.

A resident who has just ended her centralized quarantine on Jan 6 undergoes disinfection in Xujiazhuang village, in the Yanta district of Xi'an. [Photo/IC]

Kong Hong, deputy director of the Xi'an municipal civil affairs bureau, said that the current pandemic prevention and control in the city had entered the crucial stage, and the villages in city were the main focus of the task.

To date, the districts where the virus-hit villages in city are located have been allocated food, daily necessities and pandemic prevention materials worth 20.91 million yuan ($3.28 million).

Pandemic prevention and control personnel disinfect Xujiazhuang village in Yanta district of Xi'an on Jan 6. [Photo/IC]

As a result, the temporary relief channels for villages in city remain unblocked. It is understood that if basic day-to-day living proves to be difficult, people can report it to their village work team through an announced contact number and via their WeChat group.

Moving forward, plans are for the Xi'an municipal civil affairs bureau to continue to mobilize a host of measures in the battle against the virus. While ensuring pandemic prevention and control, the bureau will reportedly also focus on providing services to the public – working with residents to win the battle against the pandemic.