According to the statistics of the Shanghai Health Commission, Shanghai has had no new local cases for 9 consecutive days. On January 23, the discharge of patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Shanghai reached a peak, and the number of discharges in the last four consecutive days reached 159. At this point, the number of patients diagnosed with new crown in Shanghai has dropped to less than 400.
Last year, there were several rounds of new crown pneumonia in Shanghai, and the disposal work was generally stable and orderly, and the waves were not alarming, what is the secret behind it? On January 23, the Shanghai Municipal Government held a press conference today, mayor Gong Zheng said that Shanghai relied on the efficient operation of a complete set of epidemic prevention systems, countless anti-epidemic fighters working day and night, and the joint efforts of the people of the city to build an iron wall of epidemic prevention.

The scene of the press conference of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. Courtesy of the official website of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government
Gong Zheng said that the secret of Shanghai's epidemic prevention and control can be summarized as "four alwayss".
First of all, we should always strengthen the sense of distress and consolidate various measures for normalizing epidemic prevention and control. Gong Zheng said that when the epidemic occurs in other parts of the country, Shanghai must ask itself three questions: Will it be Shanghai next? If it happens in Shanghai, how to control it and how to take measures? How to make the epidemic as small as possible in Shanghai? Therefore, we continue to summarize the key points of normalization prevention and control in our work, and constantly optimize and improve.
Second, always pay attention to precision and speed. In the handling of the sudden epidemic, Shanghai strives to be early, accurate and fast, so that the personnel arrived at the scene in two hours, completed the core investigation in 4 hours, and completed the nucleic acid testing, regional control, transfer and isolation in 24 hours, and effectively achieved "four mornings" and "five most". The "five most" are at the lowest level, with the shortest time, spending relatively the smallest cost, solving the biggest key problems, and striving to achieve the best comprehensive benefits. Block the source of infection, let people's lives and health be guaranteed, let the city with a population of nearly 25 million people operate basically normally, and minimize the impact of the epidemic on people's production and life.
Third, we must always adhere to the scientific fight against the epidemic. Fully listen to the opinions of experts, let professional analysis and judgment help scientific decision-making, pay attention to scientific empowerment, give play to the role of "two networks" ("government service one network communication office" and "urban operation one network unified management" - reporter's note), and more accurately carry out personnel information comparison, co-investigation and other work.
Fourth, always build two barriers. First, the vaccine immunity barrier, 94% of the city's permanent population has been vaccinated against the new crown; the second is the personal protection barrier, Shanghai citizens are very self-disciplined, I hope that everyone will continue to adhere to the epidemic prevention "three sets, five also".
Gong Zheng said that Shanghai should continue to adhere to these "four alwayss" and constantly improve and improve according to the situation.
Editor-in-charge: Liang Yuan