Zhang Wenhong said: China should be prepared for the 10-fold increase in the epidemic

On January 26, Zhang Wenhong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Huashan Hospital, pointed out in a written proposal submitted to the Shanghai Two Sessions that there has been a stage of relaxation in the global fight against the epidemic, and China will face greater risks and challenges.

Zhang Wenhong pointed out that Aomi Kerong is sweeping the world at an unprecedented speed, and the recent epidemic situation in many parts of China has a passive situation in which cases cannot be traced back to the source, and most of the Omil kerong have no symptoms when they are introduced, which also makes it difficult for many infected people to be diagnosed in the early stage. Compared with Delta, although the Olmiqueron strain is more contagious and immune-escaping, it is less pathogenic than Delta. In the context of the continuous weakening of severe diseases, many countries have relaxed their psychological defense lines and have begun to develop a "Buddhist mentality" of wearing masks and vaccinating, which will also have a huge impact on the Chinese people.

Zhang Wenhong reminded that the global covid-19 epidemic has entered a new stage, and it is too early to relax its vigilance. On the one hand, the current number of cases has exploded, and Australia is a typical example of this. In January, the number of COVID-19 cases in Australia soared from more than 200,000 to 1 million in one month, showing a "spurt" growth, while Australian Prime Minister Morrison said that he firmly opposed the adoption of lockdown measures and Australia must "survive"! On the other hand, due to the rising prevalence of vaccination and the evolution of the virus itself, the lethality of the virus has been greatly reduced, which has led to laxity at the level of people in various countries.

At present, China still faces the dual risks of overseas importation and local spread. Taking Shanghai as an example, the imported epidemic in Shanghai has reached its highest peak since the fight against the epidemic, and it is urgent to prepare for the response to more imported epidemics, and at the same time, it is also necessary to prepare in advance for the urgent situation of "superposition" between the imported epidemic and the local epidemic. Therefore, Zhang Wenhong suggested that Shanghai should further strengthen the drill and plan in advance how to respond to the epidemic situation that is 5 or 10 times larger than the current epidemic scale, which is very challenging but also imminent.

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