Get ahead of the virus and cut off the chain of transmission

Author: Fan Dayu

On January 15, Beijing's Haidian District reported a new confirmed case of COVID-19. The Beijing Leading Group for the Prevention and Control of the New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic held a continuous video scheduling meeting on the same day, pointing out that the mutant strain of Aomi Kerong spreads quickly and is highly hidden, and the top priority is to respond quickly, quickly trace the source, check and control in place, preempt the virus, and cut off the transmission chain. It is necessary to deploy the city's circulation and adjustment forces, lock in close contacts and place control and nucleic acid testing at the fastest speed, strictly control the risk points involved in case activities, and simultaneously carry out personnel screening and environmental sampling to ensure that no one is missed.

Preempting the virus and cutting off the chain of transmission, the Disease Control Department of Haidian District raced against the virus at the fastest speed. After receiving the positive report of the third-party testing company's initial screening on the morning of the same day, the relevant departments of Haidian District launched control measures in advance according to the research and judgment of the Urban Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which made a valuable advance amount for epidemic prevention and control. At present, nucleic acid testing at all risk points involving the trajectory of the case has been completed, and from the current test results, except for the positive detection of the case and its living and office environment, the rest are negative. At present, we are facing the dual challenge of the import of delta and Olmikeron strains, and we must be more resolute, more decisive and more rapid in handling the epidemic, fight this epidemic prevention and control war, and effectively safeguard the safety and health of the people.

Preempting the virus and cutting off the chain of transmission, the Beijing Municipal Department of Disease Control and Prevention raced against the virus as fast as possible. After receiving the positive report, Beijing quickly sealed and controlled the relevant communities and work unit buildings, and adopted relevant circulation and nucleic acid testing work. The trajectory of the confirmed case activities involved xicheng, Haidian and other districts, and each district responded immediately, acted quickly, and fought overnight. Beijing held a press conference that night to respond to social concerns in a timely manner, timely announced the trajectory of case activities, and guided the public to strengthen personal protection. Once the epidemic occurs, it is necessary to accelerate screening, circulation and isolation, find and control risk personnel as soon as possible, block the transmission route as soon as possible, and make every effort to prevent the development and spread of the epidemic.

The current situation of epidemic prevention and control is grim, and each of us is a person who is racing against the virus. Since January, the highest number of new confirmed cases on the global COVID-19 day has exceeded 3.5 million, and the Omilon strain is spreading rapidly and is highly contagious, and is rapidly replacing other variants. The haidian confirmed case has no history of travel in other provinces and cities in the past 14 days, and there is no contact history of related cases, which suggests that the tracing work should be carried out urgently, accelerate the whole genome sequencing of the virus and the comparison of cases, further check the returnees from medium- and high-risk areas, and find out the source of the virus.

At present, all districts and units are tightening the string of epidemic prevention and control, strengthening risk investigation, classifying and accurately implementing various epidemic prevention measures such as nucleic acid testing and health monitoring, and tightening the fence of epidemic prevention and control. Every person in Beijing should strengthen personal protection, pay attention to the development of the epidemic, and if there is an intersection with the time and space trajectory of the case, they should take the initiative to report to the community (village), unit, hotel, etc. Every citizen should be the first responsible person for their own health and should become the guardian of the capital's epidemic prevention and control front.

This year's Spring Festival (January 17 to February 25) has officially opened, with the Arrival of the Spring Festival, Winter Vacation and Spring Festival, the flow of people across regions has increased, and the epidemic prevention and control situation has become more complicated. The Spring Festival is related to the vital interests of the broad masses of the people and is the opening examination of the transportation system. At present, there are local confirmed cases in Beijing again, the uncertainty of the epidemic prevention and control situation in the Spring Festival this year has increased, and the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held soon, and it is expected that the passenger traffic will increase compared with last year, and the Spring Festival work will be more difficult. Despite the unfavorable factors, we must still do a good job in the Spring Festival under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, adhere to the "external prevention of imports, internal prevention of rebound" and "dynamic clearance", strengthen the closed-loop management of inbound personnel, guide staggered peak travel, strengthen personnel protection, prevent "one size fits all", and ensure the transportation services of the Beijing Winter Olympics and The Winter Paralympic Games.

In the face of the epidemic of the Aumechjong variant with increased immune escape ability, we must accelerate the vaccination of the new crown virus. Recent outbreaks at home and abroad have shown that the proportion of children infected with the Omiljung variant is increasing, which is related to the relatively low vaccination rate and the relative concentration of learning and life in this population. In addition, older adults are at the highest risk of severe illness and death after contracting the new crown virus. All units and communities should actively advocate that children and the elderly complete the whole process of vaccination as soon as possible, and the general public should be vaccinated in time to strengthen the needle to significantly improve the level of antibodies in the body, increase the effect of vaccine protection, and further build the national immunization barrier in the capital. (Fan Dayu)

Source: Beijing Youth Daily