Latest Announcement! The source of this round of the epidemic has been clarified

At 15:00 on October 24, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a press conference. Responsible comrades of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Health Commission, the General Administration of Customs and the relevant departments and bureaus of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention attended the meeting to introduce the situation of strengthening the prevention and control of the epidemic in autumn and winter and doing a good job in vaccination, and answered questions from reporters.

A cumulative total of 133 infected cases have been reported

Wu Liangyou, deputy director of the Disease Control Bureau of the National Health Commission, said at the meeting that since the outbreak of the cluster of epidemics in many places on October 17, as of 24:00 on October 23, a total of 133 cases of infection have been reported.

The outbreak involved 13 tours or self-driving tours

Wu Liangyou said that the source of the epidemic is still in the circulation traceability, the transmission chain is generally relatively clear, of the 133 cases of infected people reported so far, 106 cases are related to the tour group transmission chain, involving 13 tour groups or self-driving tours.

The current round of the epidemic has affected 11 provinces

Mi Feng, spokesman for the National Health and Health Commission, said at the meeting that at present, the epidemic situation abroad continues to spread, and seasonal factors are superimposed, which can easily lead to the spread of the epidemic.

Since October 17, there have been many sporadic local epidemics in the country, showing a rapid development trend, which has affected 11 provinces within a week. Most of the infected people have cross-regional tourism activities, and the risk of further spread of the epidemic is still increasing.

Areas where outbreaks occur should quickly enter a state of emergency

Mi Feng said that areas where the epidemic occurs should quickly enter an emergency state; in areas where the epidemic has not occurred, monitoring and early warning should be strengthened. It is necessary to strictly guard all gates of external prevention and importation, adhere to the same prevention of people and materials, reduce cross-regional gathering activities, and resolutely curb the spread of the epidemic.

The current outbreak was caused by a new source of imports from abroad

Wu Liangyou said that according to the existing flow adjustment and virus sequencing results, the whole genome sequence of the virus in the case is low in homology with the previous epidemic in China, suggesting that the epidemic was caused by a new source of overseas import.

Overall, the current epidemic is in a stage of rapid development, the number of cases of non-tour groups has begun to increase, and it is expected that as the screening and screening of at-risk groups continues, the number of cases found in the next few days will continue to increase, and the scope of the epidemic may be further expanded.

The virus in this outbreak is the Delta variant

Wu Liangyou said that the epidemic has a wide range and is highly contagious. At present, the vast majority of cross-regional infected people found are related to tourist groups or self-driving tourists, and the cross-regional mobility of potential risk personnel is large, involving more provinces, and the risk of further spread of the epidemic is large.

Wu Liangyou introduced that the virus in this outbreak is a Delta variant, and the respiratory tract samples in some cases have a high nucleic acid load, indicating that the case has a large amount of detoxification, strong transmission, and a high risk of sustained transmission in exposed populations.

The risk of a cumulative epidemic of respiratory infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza remains this winter and next spring

Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the meeting that since March, influenza activity in China's southern and northern provinces has been higher than the same period in 2020, and the level of influenza activity in southern provinces has shown a significant upward trend since September, and the risk of superimposed epidemics of respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza this winter and next spring still exists.

The interval between influenza vaccine and COVID-19 vaccination

Should be more than 14 days

Wang Huaqing said that influenza vaccine is the most effective means of preventing influenza, especially for infants and the elderly, after vaccination can reduce the risk of complications, influenza vaccine can not replace the new crown vaccine.

The Technical Guidelines for COVID-19 Vaccination currently recommend that the interval between influenza vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine should be more than 14 days.

The risk of further spread of the epidemic is still increasing

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Source | Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, People's Daily

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