On January 17, the 40-day Spring Festival of 2022 officially kicked off, and the number of railway passengers sent nationwide is expected to reach 280 million.
However, the increasingly tense new crown epidemic has undoubtedly brought uncertainty to the safe and orderly operation of the Spring Festival. On January 16, there were 163 new locally confirmed cases on the mainland, and the Opick rong variant captured Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Meizhou, Zhongshan, Tianjin, Dalian and Anyang.
"At present, the mainland is facing the dual challenge of the import of delta and Olmikeron strains." Earlier, Mi Feng, spokesman of the National Health Commission, said at the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council that since the spring festival began, the flow and gathering of personnel have increased significantly, and the situation of epidemic prevention and control is grim.
Under such a severe epidemic situation, how to strengthen the prevention and control on the Spring Festival Road in 2022? How is transportation guaranteed?
Areas where outbreaks occur should be interrupted as soon as possible. Mi Feng said that in areas where the epidemic occurs, it is necessary to accelerate screening, circulation and isolation, find and control risk personnel as soon as possible, and block the transmission route as soon as possible; promote the implementation of regional coordination to 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 needs of the masses, and to ensure that the demands of the masses can be responded to and resolved in a timely manner. In areas where no epidemic has occurred, it is necessary to unswervingly implement the requirements of normalized prevention and control, always tighten the string of epidemic prevention and control, strengthen risk investigation, classify and accurately implement various epidemic prevention measures such as nucleic acid testing and health monitoring, and strictly prevent the occurrence of the epidemic. We must continue to promote COVID-19 vaccination.
Traffic control during the epidemic prevention period cannot be simplified and one-size-fits-all. Zhou Min, deputy director of the Emergency Office of the Ministry of Transport, stressed that we have guided all localities to issue emergency material transport vehicle passes in a timely manner, scientifically researched the establishment of emergency material transfer stations and temporary connection points, improved urban distribution and terminal delivery capabilities, and made every effort to ensure the smooth and orderly transportation of key materials such as vaccines, people's livelihood, energy, and agricultural materials in key areas of the epidemic. We have also learned that recently there have been cases in some places where trucks have been persuaded to return without cause and for truck drivers to be quarantined for no reason, and these cases have been coordinated and basically properly resolved. Here I would like to emphasize that the control of epidemic prevention and control must not be simplified and one-size-fits-all, it is strictly forbidden to set up epidemic prevention and control checkpoints on the main line of highways and provinces without authorization, and counties and villages must not block or isolate highways, national and provincial trunk lines and rural roads without authorization. Generally speaking, it is necessary to implement it layer by layer, rather than increasing the number of layers, and it cannot affect the transportation of all kinds of key materials and affect the people's lives.
The fourth stitch of covid-19 is premature, and the end of this year may end the covid-19 pandemic
The spread of Omikeron has led to a global spike in cases, reigniting public discussion about the vaccine's role. Zhang Wenhong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, told the media on the 15th that studies including variants have shown that the new crown vaccine has a remarkable effect in reducing severe illness and mortality, especially the third dose of vaccine can increase the level of antibodies by dozens of times, "Once there is a local case, we can minimize the patient's severe illness to the lowest level we can."
As for the fourth stitch, he thought it was too early to say. At present, China and the international community are mainly given three injections, and only a few countries such as Israel have recommended a fourth injection for people who are elderly and at high risk of underlying diseases. "In the future in China, I personally think that people with low immunity and advanced age may also be able to get a fourth injection. But now there is no need to be so anxious, and there will be more international experience for us to use. ”
In addition, Zhang Wenhong still believes that this may be the last winter of the new crown pandemic. "I still have a lot of confidence that the COVID-19 pandemic will end at the end of this year." On the 15th, Zhang Wenhong told the media that in principle, after the next year, whether it is the level of herd immunity, or the immune barrier established through vaccines, or the listing of new crown treatment drugs, it means that "this may be the last 'cold winter'".
Earlier, according to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Hans Kruger, director of the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe, also said that the new crown pandemic will end in early 2022. At the same time, however, he stressed that this was only a prediction, as no one could say exactly how the situation would unfold.
Krueger added that the worst is over and the world knows more about the coronavirus than it did when it first spread in 2020.
Whether it's Delta or Opmiqueron, it's just that the virus has mutated. Zhang Wenhong has said that if the new crown regroups with other coronaviruses, the situation may be worse. Zhang Wenhong further explained to the media: "So far, this is still a very low probability event. I believe that the experience we have accumulated in the process of dealing with COVID-19, no matter what kind of mutation the virus will occur in the future, we humans will still be able to cope with it. ”
For the sequelae caused by the highly concerned new crown pneumonia, Zhang Wenhong believes that so far, it can still be generally summarized in the field of viral pneumonia, such as mild pulmonary fibrosis, physical decline, emotional disorders and so on within one to two years after recovery. "Covid-19, influenza or other severe pneumonia caused by the virus may have these sequelae, which will vary depending on the severity of the virulent pneumonia at the time."
Source: Good Doctor
Resources:
1. Press Conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council2022.1.15
2. CCTV News "Theory of Relativity", January 1, 2022
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