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24-hour non-stop rotation to test nucleic acid samples On the battlefield of anti-epidemic thanks to this group of "drug hunters"

Cover news reporter Huang Xiaoqing

At 11:00 a.m. on November 12, Li Na, head of the inspection department of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Dongxing District, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province, quickly returned to the office of the laboratory department after completing the blood collection work for the health certificate on the same day, summarized the information of the nucleic acid test results, and reported to the relevant departments. Since the epidemic situation was severe again, "too busy" seems to have become Li Na's mantra.

24-hour non-stop rotation to test nucleic acid samples On the battlefield of anti-epidemic thanks to this group of "drug hunters"

Take a nucleic acid sample

Every day, there are 800 or 900 nucleic acid test samples, waiting for the laboratory department to sample and test. In order to complete the work tasks, the department arranged 9 people to work in 3 shifts, 3 people in each shift, regardless of weekends and holidays, 24 hours a day.

Counting the newly recruited personnel, there are a total of 14 people in the laboratory department, except for 9 people who do nucleic acid testing, the remaining 5 people, each person's work is very heavy. Yang Maojun is one of the 5 people, Monday to do the initial screening of AIDS specimens, Tuesday to send AIDS confirmed samples, do other information, Wednesday to collect CD4... Every day in the sampling, sampling, testing, doing data, archiving in the cycle.

24-hour non-stop rotation to test nucleic acid samples On the battlefield of anti-epidemic thanks to this group of "drug hunters"

Disinfect the collection box

In addition to these routine tasks, Yang Maojun also needs to go into the home to collect nucleic acid test samples for home observers. On November 6, from morning to night, she walked more than 20 households a day to take samples. Some old residential areas do not have elevators, and she needs to carry the sampling box and climb the seventh floor. When you get to the door, change into protective clothing, bring goggles and N95 masks, and pack and disinfect after the collection is completed. The high intensity of physical work made her nauseous at 4 p.m.

"On that day, our colleagues completed the collection of nucleic acid samples from more than 100 close contacts and invited other departments to assist." Li Na said that after the sampling came back, the colleagues who did the test were also very hard. They wore three-level protective suits, wore positive pressure breathing hoods, and in the laboratory, they took four or five hours to do a batch of samples, and those with poor physical fitness were prone to hypoxia and fainting. Not long ago, a young colleague in her 20s fainted as soon as she left the lab, and the 120 ambulance was taken to the hospital for treatment, and after a reprieve, she quickly returned to work.

In the laboratory department, there are many such touching real cases, in the face of the sudden new crown pneumonia epidemic in 2020, whether it is a pregnant woman in labor or a seriously ill patient, they all stick to the front line, charge ahead, and contribute to building a solid epidemic defense line. Today, in the face of the unoptimistic epidemic prevention situation, everyone is still adhering to this responsibility and responsibility. "I only hope that the epidemic will end as soon as possible, and colleagues can rest and take care of the old and young at home." Li Na said.

It is precisely such a group of little-known but unknown and selfless anti-epidemic defenders who have provided scientific and powerful support for the prevention and control of the epidemic.

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