Since the beginning of this year, the highest number of new confirmed cases on global COVID-19 days has exceeded 3.5 million

Elephant News reporter Nguyen Hai Fung

On the afternoon of January 15, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a press conference in Beijing, where the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transport, the National Health Commission, the Civil Aviation Administration, the State Railway Group and other relevant departments and bureaus introduced the epidemic prevention and control work during the festival and answered questions from the media.

Mi Feng, spokesman for the National Health and Health Commission, said at the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council that at present, China is facing the dual challenge of the import of Delta and Omikerong strains.

The Spring Festival is about to start, the flow and gathering of people has increased significantly, and the situation of epidemic prevention and control is grim. In areas where the epidemic occurs, it is necessary to speed up screening, circulation and isolation, find and control risky personnel as soon as possible, and block the transmission route as soon as possible; promote the implementation of regional coordination and strictly prevent the spillover and spread of the epidemic. It is necessary to do everything possible to ensure the supply of materials and basic medical treatment needs of the masses, and to ensure that the demands of the masses can be responded to and resolved in a timely manner.

Since January 2022, the highest number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world has exceeded 3.5 million. According to THE WHO briefing, in the past 30 days, 58.5% of the gene sequences uploaded worldwide are the Omikeron strain, which spreads quickly and is highly contagious and is rapidly replacing other variants.