Strict prevention and control of the epidemic, adhere to the bottom line of safety, and dedicate a safe Winter Olympic event

Strict prevention and control of the epidemic Adhere to the bottom line of safety

Dedicate to the safety of the Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics are in full swing. Alpine skiing and other high-risk events are not only a test for athletes, but also a test for medical security work.

If an accident occurs on the field, how to treat the injured athlete in the first place? On February 9, Huang Keying, deputy secretary of the Yanqing District Party Committee of Beijing, said at a press conference that in terms of athlete treatment, for the most risky alpine skiing project, the alpine ski center has set up 4 athlete medical stations, 2 spectator medical stations, and 20 FOP medical stations (track medical stations). At the same time, 8 ambulance groups and 2 helicopters were arranged to participate in the rescue. In the entire medical team, there are 180 people, including foreign ski doctors, domestic ski doctors, and medical station personnel. At present, the Winter Olympic Medical Security Center has provided medical services for 121 Olympic-related personnel, including 7 athletes.

Safety is the bottom line that must be adhered to in major sporting events. Actively implement the requirements of "safety" in the preparation and holding of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, under the premise of strictly implementing various epidemic prevention and control measures, fully consider and ensure the safety of personnel participating in the Winter Olympic games and the Winter Paralympic Games, the safety of venue facilities, the logistics support system of the event and the relevant support systems, comprehensively do a good job in safety coordination, formulate safety management plans and emergency plans, make full use of modern scientific and technological means to conduct safety monitoring of every link of the Winter Olympic Games, and highlight the ability to organize major sports events in the mainland. Highlight the soft power of mainland sports and hold a "simple, safe and wonderful" Winter Olympics.

Olympic-related personnel are vaccinated throughout the process, nucleic acid testing is carried out daily, and closed-loop management is used to prevent the spillover of the epidemic... Strict epidemic prevention and control, build a safety barrier for the Winter Olympic games and the Winter Paralympic Games

"Safety is the top priority of running the Winter Olympics. When it comes to safety, the biggest challenge we face comes from the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Therefore, without epidemic prevention and security, there will be no successful Olympic Games. Not long ago, Zhao Weidong, spokesman for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world, becoming one of the greatest security threats to the world today. In order to build a comprehensive epidemic prevention barrier for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee and the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee have successively issued the first and second editions of the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Epidemic Prevention Manual" (hereinafter referred to as the "Epidemic Prevention Manual"), which clarifies the six general principles of epidemic prevention: "simplified organization, vaccination, closed-loop management, effective disposal, integration of prevention and control, and overall planning".

"In the past two years, we have comprehensively studied and judged hidden risks, formulated unified standard response plans and emergency plans for each competition area, streamlined non-essential links, activities and the number of personnel, and minimized the risk of the epidemic." Zhao Weidong said.

Beijing, a megacity with a population of more than 20 million, is expected to reach more than 25,000 during the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. In the face of the enthusiasm of the international community for the Winter Olympics, how to ensure that the relevant personnel and social aspects of the Olympic Games are strictly distinguished and prevent the spillover of the epidemic? The answer is "closed-loop management."

According to the second edition of the Epidemic Prevention Manual, in addition to medical exemptions, all Olympic-related personnel coming to China must complete the full vaccination of the new crown vaccine at least 14 days ago, and those who have not been vaccinated or have not completed the full vaccination will be subjected to centralized isolation and observation for 21 days. From entry to departure, the whole process, full closure, point-to-point closed-loop management policy is implemented.

"In the closed loop, everyone needs to carry out daily health monitoring and nucleic acid testing, and in the closed loop hotels or winter Olympic villages, only allowed to take special vehicles for the Winter Olympics to and from designated closed-loop places, and must not have contact with people outside the closed loop, let alone with social contacts." Han Zirong, full-time vice chairman and secretary general of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, introduced it.

The reporter learned that the means of transport operating within the closed loop are also closed management, including the high-speed rail special train, which has specific protection requirements, and does not contact with personnel outside the ring throughout the process. In addition to personnel, the transfer of goods is also the focus of epidemic prevention, the closed loop of the venue will be partitioned through hard isolation for zoning management, through the buffer zone to achieve closed loop outside the closed loop to the closed loop of the goods transfer, garbage will also be strictly controlled.

What should I do if there is an infection or a case during the Winter Olympics? Huang Chun, deputy director of the Epidemic Prevention and Control Office of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that the Winter Olympics were held under the epidemic situation, and there are infected people or local small-scale clusters of epidemics, which may occur, but the organizing committee has prepared a number of emergency plans to deal with emergencies. "If there is a positive case of new coronavirus infection, for asymptomatic infected people, the infected person will be sent to a special isolation facility area, that is, the isolation facility area specially set up by the three competition areas for asymptomatic infected people; if there is a confirmed case, it will be sent to a designated designated hospital."

Epidemic prevention measures are strict, but do not lose temperature. In the large closed-loop area, athletes can still move freely through dedicated transportation, between stations, venues, venues and between the three competition areas. Considering that athletes stay the longest in the Winter Olympic Village, the design of the three Winter Olympic Villages in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou reflects humane care everywhere. The Winter Olympic Village Canteen offers a total of 678 dishes from all over the world, allowing athletes to taste global cuisine without leaving the village. Since the Winter Olympic Games coincide with the Spring Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, the menu also includes specialties such as "Spring Rolls" to add a "New Year flavor" to the Winter Olympics. Cafes, gyms and other facilities provide athletes with a good exercise environment and space for leisure and entertainment, and the green plants and warm music that can be seen everywhere play a role in relieving emotions and soothing the soul.

"In addition, for the four front-line service scenarios of accommodation, catering, waste removal and guidance in the Winter Olympic Village, we actively explore the protection mode with temperature." Combined with the official graphic colors and job functions of the Winter Olympics, we have designed lightweight, beautiful, easy to put on and take off work clothes with daily protective functions for the service support personnel during the game. Ma Boyang, director of the Comprehensive Department of the Olympic Village Department of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and secretary general of the venue operation team of the Beijing Winter Olympic Village (Winter Paralympic Village), introduced.

China is determined to run the Olympic Games safely. "Thanks to the development of this (closed-loop) system, the exposure of the Chinese people to the virus has been minimized." Huang Yanzhong, senior fellow in global health at the American Institute of Foreign Affairs, said.

"I believe that given the information we have, the epidemic prevention measures for the Winter Olympics are very strict and very powerful." Michael Ryan, Executive Director of WHO's Programme for Health Emergencies, said.

In the view of Brazilian athlete Nicole Silvera, the epidemic prevention and testing measures at Beijing airport are very rapid and convenient, and he quickly boarded the bus to the Winter Olympic Village after getting off the plane. "Despite some restrictions on the activities of athletes under the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff of the Winter Olympics have done their best with all possible."

Venue facilities and operations, meteorological services, medical rescue... Carefully prepare for the guarantee of services related to the event to ensure the safety of the race

Walking into the Yunding Ski Park in the Zhangjiakou Competition Area of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, you can see that next to the Winter Olympic Track, there are pieces of snow-white windproof nets between the snow and white tower poles, which are painted with bright Winter Olympic emblems, which has become a scenery of Genting Ski Park.

The snow sports competitions of previous Winter Olympic Games have been more or less plagued by strong winds. Strong winds not only affect the technical movements of athletes, but also can endanger the safety of athletes. For the safety of the race, wind protection is indispensable.

"To ensure the safety of athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, for the first time, we have set up windproof nets in U-shaped venues and aerial skill venues." Chen Rongqin, deputy manager of facilities at the genting Ski Park competition venue, said.

The reporter learned that the windproof net installed in Genting Ski Park has added anti-ultraviolet materials, and the mechanical properties at minus 30 degrees Celsius can also be guaranteed, and the flame retardancy is good, and the windproof net is convenient to store under the anti-low temperature power control system, and the system can reduce the wind speed of more than 10 meters / second in the sports space to 3.5 meters / s. Previously, the windproof nets used in the Winter Olympics were designed and produced by international professional institutions, while the windproof nets of Genting Ski Park were developed by the local scientific research team in Hebei, and after the quality inspection of the International Snow Federation, they fully met the professional requirements.

The safety and security of ice and snow events involves many aspects such as venue facilities and operation, meteorological services, medical rescue, etc., and it is necessary to carefully prepare for the service guarantee of the event to ensure the safety of the event.

The National Alpine Ski Center, located in the Yanqing Area of the Beijing Winter Olympics, is currently one of the most difficult competition venues in the world. The longest downhill track starts at an altitude of 2179 meters, has a drop of about 900 meters, a total length of about 3 kilometers, an average gradient of more than 30%, and a maximum slope of nearly 70%... During the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes from all over the world competed on the same stage here, which "created the largest snow track gap in China".

Along with a strong sense of speed and ornamentation comes danger. Once the athletes rush down from the top of the mountain, once the technical movements are not in place, there may be a competition accident and cause personal injury.

As early as 2018, the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee began to start the establishment and training of ski doctors, and carried out ski skill strengthening training in accordance with the principles of overall planning of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, the responsibility of the local health commission, and the organization and implementation of designated hospitals. In February 2019, the "Winter Olympic Ski Medical Security Dream Team" composed of 72 medical personnel from Beijing and Hebei was officially established to undertake the medical rescue support work of the ski track during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

In order to ensure the safety of athletes and carry out snow rescue in a timely manner, the mountain operation support team of the National Alpine Ski Center has established China's first snow event rescue team recognized by the International Snow Federation - Alpine Rescue Team.

"The alpine rescue team currently has more than 40 Chinese and foreign rescue team members." Hui shiqiao, media director of the National Alpine Ski Center, told reporters that once the athletes fell on the track and other situations, the rescue team members and ski doctors at the nearest point will immediately arrive at the scene, and according to the judgment of the ski doctors, the rescue team members will deal with the injured accordingly.

The main reason for the establishment of the alpine rescue team is that the ski doctors equipped with each rescue point are relatively weak in snow, and there is more or less inconvenience in moving on the steep and smooth track, and high-precision rescue becomes more difficult. The alpine rescue team cooperates with ski doctors to do a good job in medical rescue to ensure the safety of athletes.

"Standing on the slopes to keep everyone safe is the most glorious thing in my life." Gao Yu, the leader of the alpine rescue team, said.

Compared with the Summer Olympic Games, the Winter Olympics are more dependent on meteorological conditions, and meteorological factors also directly affect whether the relevant events can be carried out smoothly. Wind, wind speed, temperature, snowfall, snow temperature, snow quality, visibility, etc., are all related to the safety of athletes and the performance of the competition.

Precision monitoring is the foundation. At present, the mainland has built more than 50 sets of track weather stations in the core area, plus a number of various weather radars, forming a "three-dimensional, second-level, multi-element" monitoring network. During the race, the equipment support personnel will carry out routine maintenance of the observation equipment every day; in the event of extreme weather, the equipment will also be subject to emergency maintenance. In terms of forecasting, the meteorological department has built a 500-meter resolution in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, a 100-meter resolution in the core area of the Winter Olympic Mountain Arena, and a rapid update cycle numerical forecast system of the China Meteorological Administration of Beijing that is rapidly updated every 10 minutes, which has the ability of "100 meters and minutes" accurate forecasting, effectively improving the forecast accuracy of the Winter Olympics area.

Sort out hidden risks, improve response plans, and all parties work together to protect the "Safe Winter Olympics"

"Comprehensively sort out the hidden risks, formulate and improve the response plan and emergency plan, and properly respond to various risk challenges, only 'safety' can ensure that the realization of 'wonderful' provides a minimum guarantee." Zhao Weidong said.

The safety and security of the Beijing Winter Olympics is crucial. The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau formulated various plans in advance, strictly implemented safety supervision, security inspection and verification, traffic protection and other measures, guided the security teams of each venue to improve the internal safety level, and strengthened command and dispatch, strengthened the overall prevention and control of the social surface, and laid a solid foundation for the safe and smooth progress of the Winter Olympics.

On February 8, the final of the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's big jump was held in the Shougang Ski Jump in Beijing. China's Gu Ailing played perfectly, winning the championship with a total score of 188.25 points and winning the first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics in the women's big jump in freestyle skiing.

Shougang Ski Jump is located on the banks of Qunming Lake in Shougang Park, Shijingshan District. As the security manager of the Shougang Ski Jump, Feng Tao, an "old public security" who walked here every day before the game, carried out safety inspections.

"In June 2021, the construction of the ski jump infrastructure was completed, and the construction of temporary facilities began, involving a series of construction and construction of security work, in order to ensure that the location and specifications of the construction meet the previous planning and standards, it is necessary to repeatedly investigate and understand the situation." Feng Tao told reporters, "The 2.7-kilometer closed line is almost a circle every day, and the concentration area built by temporary facilities must be seen sooner or later." 10,000 steps a day, reaching 30,000 steps at the most. ”

Security is not limited to the interior of the venue. The Nanshan Kiln White Flag Checkpoint in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, is close to The 242 Provincial Highway and enters Chongli from the north, which is a must-pass place.

"About 580 cars enter Chongli from here every day." The director of the White Flag checkpoint told reporters, "We are on duty at the station 4 times a day 24 hours a day, with 12 people on duty at the same time, and equipped with advanced security inspection and control equipment to strictly check and control the quality." ”

Driving in the core area of the Winter Olympics in Chongli Prince Town, signs "Pay attention to fire prevention" can be seen everywhere. The safety of the Winter Olympics involves many aspects such as fire prevention and accident prevention, emergency response, etc., and it is necessary to adhere to the safety bottom line and improve risk prevention measures such as fire prevention and accident prevention, strengthen emergency drills, and ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Chongli District regards forest and grassland fire prevention as the most important and key safety bottom line work to implement the requirements of "simple, safe and wonderful" competitions, focuses on the core area of the Winter Olympics, strengthens the construction of the "eyes" and "brains" of the forest and grassland fire prevention system, and provides wisdom protection for the safety of forest and grassland with scientific and technological strength. At present, 73 forest fire prevention video surveillance points have been built in the whole region, and the coverage rate of forest fire prevention video surveillance has reached 95%.

"The forest fire video surveillance point has the functions of intelligent fire identification and ultra-high-definition field monitoring, which can automatically identify and alarm the fire within the monitoring range of 1 square meter, and the false alarm rate and false alarm rate are less than one in ten thousand." Yang Guojun, deputy director of the office of the forest and grassland fire prevention headquarters in Chongli District, introduced.

At the same time, the Hebei Winter Olympics fire and security special class was stationed in the competition area for the first time, and has carried out more than 150 actual combat drills and completed 15 comprehensive fire fighting and rescue drills. The construction of public fire fighting facilities such as fire brigade stations, vehicle equipment, fire fighting water sources and fire fighting communications in the competition area has been completed, reaching the domestic first-class standards.

Not long ago, the traffic police system of Hebei Province launched the 100-day road traffic safety action of "ensuring safety and smoothness for the Winter Olympics". "This campaign will continue until the end of the Winter Paralympic Games, creating a safe and harmonious road traffic environment for the smooth convening of the Winter Olympics." The relevant person in charge of the Hebei Provincial Public Security Department said.