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(Fight against neocoronary pneumonia) The “alert” of the epidemic situation in mainland China has not been lifted for 17 consecutive days
China News Service, Beijing, September 2, title: 17 consecutive days of zero new cases of local cases in mainland China “alert” has not been lifted
Wang Zumin, reporter for the China News Agency
According to a report from China’s National Health Commission on the 2nd, 8 recently confirmed cases in 31 provinces on September 1 were all imported from abroad. This also means that there have been no new local confirmed cases in mainland China for 17 consecutive days.
On the night of September 1, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Party Committee held a video conference to announce that Xinjiang will fully restore normal production and order of life without relaxing the standardized epidemic prevention and control measures. On August 30, Dalian officials stated that, as of August 29, all confirmed local cases and asymptomatic infections in the city had achieved a “double clearance”, and there have been no new confirmed cases in the community for 28 consecutive days, marking “7 ·· 22” The epidemic is over.
However, despite continued good news, China has not raised the epidemic “alert”; Being alert to risks and containing rebounds has become an important task in preventing and controlling China’s current epidemic.
“Repeat the old tune”: zero new addition does not equal zero risk
In February and March this year, as the epidemic prevention and control situation in China continued to stabilize and improve, when there were zero new confirmed cases in many places, including Wuhan, Chinese officials and experts repeatedly emphasized that “zero new additions do not equals zero risk. ” Today, this sentence has been “reproduced” again.
The reporter combed his hair and found that the current “risk” of the epidemic in China comes mainly from several aspects:
First, there is still a “hidden corner” for epidemic prevention and control. From the Shulan epidemic in Jilin in May, to the new epidemic in Beijing in June, to the epidemics in Xinjiang and Dalian that began in July, before these local epidemics broke out, there were no new local cases in mainland China for many consecutive days. Farmers markets and imported food from the cold chain once became “hidden corners” of epidemic prevention and control.
Although China has further strengthened its prevention and control efforts in all aspects, and has thoroughly verified the omissions, many experts believe that the new corona virus is quite “cunning” and that human understanding is far from sufficient, which has greatly increased the complexity of the epidemic. And the uncertainty, some unpredictable “hidden corners” can be reproduced in prevention and control.
Second, overseas import has become the norm. Since July and August, the number of imported cases in mainland China has remained high. The global epidemic is still spreading, with more than 25 million confirmed cases. As countries resume work and production to varying degrees, international personnel exchanges become more frequent and the willingness to travel across borders and visit relatives has grown stronger, the risks and pressures of foreign imports continue to increase.
Third, the epidemic still has the possibility of forming an epidemic peak in autumn and winter.
Zeng Guang, former chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that although people currently do not know enough about the novel coronavirus, based on their existing knowledge of respiratory infectious diseases, they generally continue to spread since late autumn. until the end of spring the following year. New coronary pneumonia, which is a respiratory infectious disease, is more likely to form an epidemic peak in the fall. At the same time, when other respiratory infectious diseases “invade”, the human body faces multiple shocks and the new corona virus can “invade”.
“Old bottle and new wine”: How to prevent and control the epidemic in the first season and in autumn and winter?
As the situation changes, Chinese officials have repeatedly issued guidelines on epidemic prevention and control in a normalized situation. In the fall and the beginning of the new semester, China has also updated the specific prevention and control requirements and measures in a timely manner.
In order to scientifically guide the prevention and control of the new corona pneumonia epidemic in autumn and winter in schools, primary and secondary schools and kindergartens, the National Health Commission organized a series of disease control agencies to review and update the relevant technical plans formulated in the initial stage. A technical plan for the prevention and control of fall and winter epidemics was developed to guide preparations for the start of school, after-school management, response to emergencies and other situations, and to raise the specific technical requirements and details of the comprehensive, multi-scenario, and prevention and control measures to be implemented. For the work process, local disease control departments have also successively introduced epidemic prevention and control measures for school admissions in the fall or guidelines for epidemic prevention at school openings.
September 1 is the day most schools start the new semester, and China also ushered in the largest return of students since the outbreak. At the CCTV “First Class” program that evening, Zhang Wenhong, Leader of the Shanghai New Coronary Pneumonia Treatment Expert Team and Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital, presented 10 Protection Tips for Young Students , among them “wearing a mask is to protect yourself and others” and “washing your hands”. You should be as serious as homework “,” Use chopsticks for dinner and don’t mix dishes “,” Eat a good breakfast and eat more protein “, etc.
In response to the prevention and public control of the epidemic in autumn and winter, experts have proposed two tiers. At the individual level, it is still necessary to “wear a mask, wash hands frequently and maintain social distancing.” Some experts also recommend getting a flu shot ahead of time when fall arrives. On the one hand, winter and spring are peak flu seasons, which can be prevented in advance. On the other hand, the symptoms of the flu are similar to those of new coronary pneumonia, to avoid confusion between the two and cause unnecessary panic and “misunderstandings” in treatment.
At the social level, strictly implement the national requirements and measures for the prevention and control of epidemics in autumn and winter. The Medical Treatment Team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council recently issued the “Work plan for the medical treatment of the new epidemic of coronary pneumonia in autumn and winter”, which includes the standardized construction and management of health clinics. fever, nucleic acid testing, material storage and personnel protection. The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council and the National Health Commission have also convened multiple meetings to emphasize preparations for prevention and control in autumn and winter and resolutely prevent the epidemic from rebounding.
Although the risk of the epidemic still exists, many experts said that China has established a strong and rigorous prevention and control network to form effective methods and expertise to control the epidemic. Even if there is the possibility of a rebound in the epidemic in the fall and winter, it is unlikely to be like the start of Wuhan. What an epidemic.
Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, also said that there is expected to be a “new weapon” in preventing and controlling the epidemic in winter, namely the new vaccine against the virus. the crown. profit. “(Finish)
