Winter vacation has ended, the primary and secondary schools have opened one after another, Xi'an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention experts reminded that the spring weather is changeable, warm and cold, is the high incidence of influenza and other infectious diseases season, under the normalization of the new crown epidemic prevention and control, parents in addition to leading by example to help and drive children to develop good health habits, at the same time to actively participate in the health management of the school, with practical actions to protect the health of their families and children.
Prevent new crown pneumonia, insist on wearing masks, and do a good job of personal protection. Experts said that at present, Xi'an has entered the stage of normalization of epidemic prevention and control, but "low risk does not mean no risk, and normalization does not equal normalization." According to the flow of the current round of epidemic situation, it is found that in some confined spaces, people who wear masks better, close contacts of infected people and close contacts, the probability of recurrent cases is much lower than that of people who do not wear masks. There are also studies that show that if both parties wear disposable medical masks, the probability of the spread of the new crown virus can drop to less than 5%. Therefore, wearing masks correctly is the simplest and most effective measure to effectively reduce the risk of transmission, prevent the spread of the epidemic, and protect physical health. Remind parents to lead by example and supervise children's daily adherence to the "three-piece set" epidemic prevention measures of "wearing masks, washing hands frequently, and maintaining a safe distance of more than 1 meter".
The weather is hot and cold, and the student cluster is high, so be wary of influenza. Experts suggest that students in school can carry out effective prevention through the following methods: healthy behavior is an important guarantee for enhancing physical fitness and improving physical resistance, advocating healthy behaviors in life, such as adequate sleep, adequate nutrition, and paying attention to exercise; frequent handwashing is an important measure to prevent respiratory infectious diseases, especially after coughing or sneezing, before eating or after contact with polluted environments; keeping the home and workplace environment clean and well ventilated, and maintaining good respiratory hygiene habits. When an adult in the home is infected with influenza, close contact with children should be avoided. When there are two or more children in the family, if there is an infection with influenza, as far as possible, 1 family member should be fixed to take care of the child and strengthen personal protection, and masks should be worn when in close contact with the patient; other family members should minimize the chance of contact with the child with influenza, especially children who are not infected with influenza, minimize contact with the child, and do a good job of personal hygiene.
Prevention of hand-foot-and-mouth disease is greater than treatment. Experts remind that maintaining good personal hygiene habits on a daily basis is the key to preventing hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Parents can effectively reduce the chance of infection of HFMD by teaching children to develop good hygiene habits and healthy lifestyles. Families should always have "84" disinfectant, which can be regularly cleaned and disinfected through the five-step method of "dipping, washing, wiping, sprinkling and splashing" for children's toys or other supplies.
In addition, parents and caregivers should pay more attention to observe the changes in the child's physical condition, once the child is found to have fever, rash and other manifestations, they should take the child to the hospital as soon as possible; at the same time, suspend going to kindergartens and public places where people gather to avoid contact with other children. Children with mild disease do not have to be hospitalized, but need to be isolated at home for 14 days; children who are hospitalized need to be isolated at home for another week after discharge.
In addition, schools should strengthen epidemic monitoring, adhere to the morning inspection system and the registration and tracking system for absenteeism due to illness, so as to achieve early detection, early reporting, early diagnosis, early isolation, and early treatment. Classrooms and dormitories should be ventilated regularly every day to maintain air circulation and freshness, and improve indoor air quality. Daily ventilation and disinfection of classrooms, dormitories, toilets, campus environments, canteen environments, tableware, and toys are strengthened. In response to the new crown pneumonia, schools should conscientiously do a good job in various epidemic prevention and control measures according to local requirements.
Source / Xi'an Release