On March 18, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on epidemic prevention. Wang Hesheng, deputy director of the National Health Commission and director of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, made it clear that the spread of the Aomi Kerong virus should be taken seriously.
Wang Hesheng stressed that some places believe that the symptoms of the Aomi Kerong variant strain are mild and flu-inducing, and there is a mentality of lax thinking, resting and slowing down, resulting in insufficient preparation and relaxation of requirements in normalized prevention and control and emergency handling.
On the afternoon of March 17, Jiang Rongmeng, a member of the expert group of the National Health Commission and vice president of Beijing Ditan Hospital, said in an interview with the media that the Aomi Kerong variant is mainly asymptomatic and mild cases, and its symptoms are becoming more and more like colds, even milder than the symptoms of influenza.
On the evening of the 17th, the news network news: the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held a meeting to deploy strictly to grasp the prevention and control of the epidemic.
"The practice of 'dynamic zero clearance' is in line with China's national conditions and scientific laws, the way is right, and the effect is good." At the press conference on the 18th, Wang Hesheng stressed that although "dynamic zeroing" will have some impact on production and life in some areas, the impact is short-term and the scope is limited, "I think we can't attribute the impact of the economy to prevention and control strategies and prevention and control measures." ”
In addition, in response to some new disposal methods proposed in the latest version of the new crown diagnosis and treatment plan, Jiao Yahui, director of the Medical Administration Bureau of the National Health and Health Commission, said at the press conference that the revision of the diagnosis and treatment plan does not mean that the prevention and control strategy is relaxed, and the relevant state departments will adhere to the general strategy of "external transmission input, internal prevention and rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic zeroing".