Face the "Aomi Kerong" - Interview with Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Tianjin, January 11 (Xinhua) -- As of noon on the 11th, 97 cases of positive infections have been reported in Tianjin caused by the new crown variant virus "Aomi Kerong".

How "Omikejong" spread, how to deal with it... The reporter interviewed Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, on the 11th.

The spread is fast, the concealment is strong, and the characteristics of "wind and evil" are obvious

Xinhua News Agency: How did the rapid spread of "Aomi Kerong" in Tianjin cause it?

Chamberlain: "Omi Kerong" is a mutated strain of the new crown pneumonia virus, which is characterized by fast transmission, strong concealment and strong penetration, so we are very alert to it. Is the source of this spread in Tianjin people or things? At present, the traceability work is still in progress. Its transmission characteristics are also the same as in foreign countries, when it was found, it may have been transmitted to the third generation, but its clinical manifestations are not prominent, many patients have no symptoms, so they have not sought medical treatment in time, resulting in hidden transmission.

Xinhua News Agency: How terrible is this mutated virus?

Zhang Boli: "Omicron" is not terrible, but its characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine are indeed different, in the past, the new coronavirus we called "wet poison epidemic", is a kind of "wet evil", wet poison contains lungs is its core feature. However, "Omi Kerong" is the external sense of wind chill, wind bundle lung guard, "wind evil" characteristics are very obvious, the patient headache, fever, sore throat, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, less phlegm, there is also white sputum.

Xinhua News Agency: Are children the susceptible group of "Omicron"?

Zhang Boli: The first batch of infected people in the Tianjin epidemic occurred in the custody class, so there are more children, but it does not mean that the virus is more likely to invade children, with the advancement of nucleic acid testing in Tianjin, the proportion of children in confirmed cases is also gradually declining, and it is too early to say that children are susceptible. In addition, children's treatment is our current focus, yesterday we sent 3 chief physicians of TCM pediatrics to Tianjin Designated Hospital, and Western medicine pediatricians to fight side by side, to implement one person, one policy for children's patients, hoping that they will recover as soon as possible.

On January 11, Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was interviewed by a Xinhua reporter. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Hao Jie)

Adhere to the "dynamic zero clearance"

Xinhua News Agency: Is "Omi Kerong" a "big flu"?

Zhang Boli: It is inappropriate to say that "Omiljung" is a large flu, although it is highly contagious and the symptoms are relatively mild, but whether it has sequelae, it is still unclear, according to foreign data analysis, the sequelae of new crown pneumonia are still relatively many, far higher than the flu, so "simply let go" and "herd immunity" approach, I think it is irresponsible. "Dynamic Zero Clearance" we have been insisting for 2 years and are successful.

Xinhua News Agency: What experience do you think Tianjin has in responding to the "Aomi Kerong" epidemic in this time?

Zhang Boli: Tianjin confirmed the "Omicron" on the 8th, began to take blocking measures on the same day, and began to screen the whole city on the 9th, this reaction, this speed, this strength, I think are all remarkable. We hope to eliminate the "Aomi Kerong" epidemic in Tianjin, but we must also take precautions, so we must summarize Tianjin's experience in advance for the reference of the whole country. I think Tianjin's experience can be summarized as "early, strict, accurate, and complete" - early response, strict measures, accurate delineation of different control levels, and comprehensive screening.

Adjust prevention and control and treatment measures

Xinhua News Agency: With the emergence of the local "Aomi Kerong" epidemic, what adjustments will be made to the prevention, control and treatment measures?

Zhang Boli: Wearing masks, washing hands frequently, gathering less, adjusting their physical state, the measures we have taken before are still effective for "Omi Kerong", and vaccination is still necessary. In view of some of the new features of "Omi Kerong", we have also added new Chinese medicine recipes, which are being studied by the National Expert Group. (Reporters Li Kun, Zhang Jianxin, Xu Jian, Bai Jiali) (Photo: Hao Jie)