More than 300 tourists were stranded in Yili toll station for more than 30 hours. Why do these tourists stay here?

According to netizens' feedback, I stayed in Yili toll station for more than 30 hours, and there were as many as 300 stranded tourists, most of whom were tourists traveling during the National Day. The release time is still uncertain.

First, the cause of the incident

More than 300 tourists stranded in toll stations were actually caused by the epidemic in Yili, Xinjiang during the National Day. During the National Day, three confirmed cases of COVID-19 were found in the daily investigation in Horgos and Cocdala. In order to prevent the epidemic from spreading further, the local authorities immediately took partial isolation measures, and the main roads leading to other provinces and cities in Yili were also suspended in time.

Second, tourists are trapped and face a dilemma.

Most of the people trapped were tourists who came to visit Yili during the National Day. Most of them choose to travel by car, so they are isolated at the toll booth. Moreover, the trapped people reacted that because they were going to road trip for a short time, they didn't bring enough luggage, clothes and food, and they were very embarrassed by the sudden isolation measures.

Coupled with the sudden cooling and even snow in Yili, many tourists are faced with the dilemma of not being able to keep warm. Although the local area has launched emergency rescue and provided instant noodles, cotton-padded clothes and other materials, it still cannot solve the problem of trapped people. In order to keep warm, many people choose to turn on the air conditioner in the car, which leads to the exhaustion of fuel. Refueling is also called a new problem.

Third, the current situation.

According to the reaction of the trapped people, eating instant noodles for several days in a row has made the stomach very uncomfortable. After receiving the quarantine notice and accounting sampling, it is still necessary to isolate in situ, and only after the accounting results are determined can we go to a unified isolation location.

Many people don't know how long they will be quarantined, and their families and jobs have not been arranged. Up to now, the local authorities have organized the evacuation of the trapped people and arranged for isolation in different hotels. At present, there are more than 20 vehicles waiting to be arranged.

This isolation measure is actually very timely, and it also warns us that the prevention and control of epidemic situation should not be relaxed, and travel should be minimized.