Nearly 200 people in Guangdong have been suspected of repeatedly using syringes to infect hepatitis C.

In addition to her husband, all three of Ms. Ye’s family in Zicheng Town, Zijin County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province were tested and infected with the “hepatitis C virus”. Local residents reported that nearly 200 residents living in the Xiangshui Road area of ​​the county were infected with hepatitis C. The reason was unknown.

Residents of Zijin County reported that residents infected with hepatitis C had visited the town’s health clinics. The clinic did not use disposable syringes. It was suspected that infections caused by repeated use of syringes. Another resident suggested that, in addition to verifying whether the syringes of the clinics are the source of infection, whether or not the blade of the barber shop in the town should be inspected also because the blade of the barber shop is also used repeatedly.

On the 22nd, the reporter learned from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Health that the Health Department has instructed the Zijin County Health Bureau to investigate the matter. In addition, medical experts in Guangdong Province are also rushing to Zijin County to participate in the survey. As of press time, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department's investigation has not made any progress.