Original title: Xinhua All Media+ | Adjust the period of isolation management of risk personnel and strengthen monitoring and early warning - The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council Detailed explanation of the latest version of the new coronavirus prevention and control plan
The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council released the "Novel Coronavirus" on the 28th Pneumonia Prevention and Control Plan (Ninth Edition). Compared with the eighth version of the new coronavirus prevention and control plan, the ninth version of the prevention and control plan is based on the characteristics of the Omicron variant, and includes isolation management of risk personnel, delineation standards for medium and high risk areas, epidemic monitoring, etc. according to the situation. Revisions have been made to further improve the scientific nature and accuracy of epidemic prevention and control.
At the press conference held by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council on the 28th, authoritative experts interpreted the ninth version of the prevention and control plan.
Optimize and adjust the period and method of isolation management of risk personnel
The ninth version of the prevention and control plan proposes to adjust the isolation and control time of close contacts and immigrants from "14 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" to "7 days of centralized isolation "Isolation medical observation + 3-day home health monitoring", double nucleic acid sampling and double testing will no longer be carried out before the centralized isolation medical observation is lifted; the close contact control measures are adjusted from "7 days centralized isolation medical observation" to "7 days home isolation medical observation" .
htmlOn May 25, at Beijing Shangdi Hospital , the nurse handed the nucleic acid samples retrieved from the quarantined hotel personnel to the medical staff in the sample receiving room. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Chao In this regard, Wang Liping, a researcher at the Transmission Prevention and Control Division of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that research has found that the average incubation period of Omicron mutants is shortened, mostly 2 to 4 days, and most of them can be detected within 7 days. . Based on research results and prevention and control practices in many places in China, the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan optimizes the time limit and methods of isolation and control for personnel at risk related to the epidemic.
"The currently dominant strains internationally and domestically are all Omicron mutants. The adjustment of the isolation management period does not mean a 'relaxation' of prevention and control measures, but is based on the prevalence of Omicron mutant The further optimization of prevention and control measures will not increase the risk of epidemic spread and is a reflection of precise prevention and control," Wang Liping said.
Unify the delineation standards for closed control areas and medium and high risk areas
Previously, my country implemented two types of risk area delineation standards, namely the delineation standards for high, medium and low risk areas and the delineation standards for closed control areas, control areas and prevention and control areas. . Lei Zhenglong, deputy director of the National Health Commission's Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention and first-level inspector, said that the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan connects and corresponds the delineation standards and prevention and control measures for two types of risk areas, integrating and uniformly using the standards for high, medium and low risk areas. concepts and form new risk zone delineation and management and control plans.
According to the ninth version of the prevention and control plan, high-risk areas adopt containment measures such as "staying at home and providing door-to-door services". If there are no new infections for 7 consecutive days, they can be reduced to medium-risk areas. After that, if there are no new infections for 3 consecutive days, Infected people can be reduced to low-risk areas; medium-risk areas adopt the control measures of "no people leaving the area and picking up items at staggered peak times". If there are no new infections for 7 consecutive days, they can be reduced to low-risk areas.
Other areas in the counties (cities, districts, banners) where the medium-high risk areas are located are low-risk areas, and preventive measures such as "personal protection and avoidance of gatherings" should be adopted. People in low-risk areas leaving the region or city should present a negative 48-hour nucleic acid test certificate.
"The ninth version of the prevention and control plan also clearly stipulates that during the epidemic handling process, if individual cases and asymptomatic infections have a low risk of transmission to residences, workplaces, and activity areas, close contacts have been controlled in a timely manner, and If it is determined that there is no risk of community transmission, risk areas may not be designated,” Lei Zhenglong said.
Further strengthened monitoring and early warning
Wang Liping introduced that in view of the characteristics of the Omicron variant that spreads faster and is more concealed, the ninth version of the prevention and control plan further strengthened monitoring and early warning, and carried out multi-channel monitoring of people, objects, and the environment. To improve the sensitivity of regular surveillance and achieve early detection of cases.
html On June 21, volunteers collected nucleic acid samples for residents in Taipingqiao Street, Fengtai District, Beijing. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xin Specifically, one is to increase the frequency of nucleic acid testing for risk occupational groups.Nucleic acid testing will be conducted once a day for people who have direct contact with incoming persons, items, and the environment, as well as staff at centralized isolation sites, medical staff at fever clinics at designated medical institutions and general medical institutions.
Second, new drug monitoring requirements are added. When a local epidemic occurs, pharmacies in the jurisdiction should conduct real-name registration of those who purchase antipyretic, cough suppressant, antiviral, antibiotic, cold and other drugs, and urge drug users to conduct timely testing.
The third is to increase antigen testing as a supplementary method for epidemic monitoring. Primary medical and health institutions can increase antigen testing for suspicious patients and personnel in medium- and high-risk areas when handling the epidemic.
Lei Zhenglong said that the comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council will guide all localities in the timely implementation and smooth connection of prevention and control measures, and conduct timely supervision and spot checks on the implementation of various localities to promote the true implementation of the ninth version of the prevention and control plan measures. in place. (Reporters Wen Jinghua and Gu Tiancheng)
Source: Xinhua News Agency
