The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference in Beijing on June 28 to introduce scientific and precise epidemic prevention and control work.
Moderator
National Health Commission Spokesperson and Deputy Director of the Publicity Department
Mi Feng
Dear friends from the media:
Good afternoon everyone! Welcome to the press conference held by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council.
At present, the global epidemic continues to rebound, and my country's epidemic prevention and control still faces greater risks and challenges.
Today, the Comprehensive Team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council published the full text of the "Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Plan (Ninth Edition)" on the official website of the National Health Commission. The plan fully implements the general strategy of "preventing external importation and preventing internal rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing". Based on the characteristics of the Omicron variant, the epidemic monitoring, isolation management of risk personnel, medium and high-risk personnel are carried out according to the situation. Risk zone delineation standards have been adjusted.
The ninth version of the prevention and control plan is an optimization of prevention and control work. It is by no means a relaxation of prevention and control. The goal is to be more scientific and precise.
This morning, the comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a national video and telephone conference on epidemic prevention and control, emphasizing that all localities and departments must always tighten the string of epidemic prevention and control, strictly implement the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan, and control what should be controlled. We must resolutely control the situation, resolutely implement what should be implemented, resolutely cancel what should be canceled, and eliminate inconsistent measures within a time limit. The Comprehensive Team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council will dispatch a working group to supervise local implementation.
In response to strong public complaints about violations of the "Nine Prohibitions", today, the comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council opened a public message board, which is located on the homepage of the official website of the National Health Commission. Relevant departments have also announced channels for reporting problems. We will carefully summarize and compile clues about problems that violate the "nine prohibitions", urge local governments to make rectifications as soon as possible, and expose typical cases.
The theme of today’s press conference is: scientific and precise epidemic prevention and control work.
We have invited:
Mr. Lei Zhenglong, deputy director and first-level inspector of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention,
Mr. Cheng Youquan, deputy director of the Supervision Bureau;
Ms. Wang Liping, researcher at the Transmission Prevention and Control Division of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Institute of Viral Diseases Researcher Ms. Wang Wenling;
asked them to jointly answer questions from the media.
Next, let’s enter today’s on-site question and answer session. All journalists, please raise your hands to ask questions. Please inform your news organization before asking questions.
China Central Radio and Television Station CCTV reporter
We are aware that the ninth version of the new crown epidemic prevention and control plan just released today has caused a relatively large response. What are the considerations and basis for announcing the new version of the prevention and control plan at this time? Thanks.
Deputy Director and First-level Inspector of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention
Lei Zhenglong
Thank you for your question. Our revision of the prevention and control plan is mainly based on the following three considerations:
First, the changes in the epidemic situation. Currently, the COVID-19 epidemic continues to be prevalent around the world. The frequency of local epidemics across the country has increased significantly since this year, and the epidemic has affected a wide range of areas, especially the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and border port cities. After the impact has formed, our country is facing increasing pressure of "foreign prevention of imported cases and internal prevention of rebound", and the prevention and control situation has become more severe and complex.In the past month, the overall situation of my country's epidemic prevention and control has stabilized and improved. The number of positive infections has continued to decline, and the number of affected areas has also decreased, creating a window period for optimizing and adjusting prevention and control plans.
Second, our research found the characteristics of virus mutation . The Omicron mutant strain has become the dominant epidemic strain imported from abroad and local epidemics in my country. Research shows that the Omicron mutant strain has a short incubation period, stronger virus transmissibility, faster transmission speed, stronger immune evasion ability, and strong transmission concealment, which brings new challenges to epidemic prevention and control.
Third, we carried out some pilot studies in the early stage. According to the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council carried out the joint prevention and control mechanism in Dalian, Suzhou, Ningbo, Xiamen, Qingdao, Guangzhou and Chengdu between April and May. A month-long pilot study on the optimization of COVID-19 prevention and control measures has been carried out in several cities, and a large amount of scientific evidence has been obtained. At the same time, we combined the prevention and control work practices in various places, especially the experience and lessons of large-scale epidemic management in Shanghai, Jilin and other places, and also referred to the guidelines issued by the WHO in the first half of the year, so we revised the prevention and control plan. Thanks.
Health News Reporter
Excuse me, compared with the previous edition of the prevention and control guidelines, in what aspects has the ninth edition of the prevention and control guidelines been adjusted? Thanks.
Deputy Director of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, Level 1 Inspector
Lei Zhenglong
Thank you for your interest in the revision of our ninth edition. Compared with the eighth version of the prevention and control plan, the ninth version of the prevention and control plan is mainly revised in three major aspects:
First, optimize and adjust the isolation management period and method of risk personnel. The isolation and control time for close contacts and immigrants has been adjusted from "14 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" to "7 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 3 days of home health monitoring", and the close control measures for close contacts have been adjusted from "7 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" "Centralized isolation and medical observation for 7 days" was adjusted to "home isolation for 7 days".
The second is to unify the standards for delineating closed control areas and medium- and high-risk areas. In the past, we had two types of standards for delineating risk areas: one is the standard for delineating high, medium, and low risk areas, and the other is the standard for delineating closed and controlled areas, control areas, and prevention and control areas. The ninth edition of the prevention and control plan connects and corresponds the delineation standards and prevention and control measures of the two types of risk areas, integrates and uniformly uses the concepts of high, medium and low risk areas, and forms a new risk area delineation and management and control plan.
Third, the requirements for epidemic monitoring have been improved. Encrypt the frequency of nucleic acid testing for high-risk occupational groups, and increase antigen testing in primary medical and health institutions as a supplementary method for epidemic monitoring. At the same time, the plan also clarifies regional nucleic acid testing strategies under different scenarios. For provincial capital cities, cities with a population of more than 10 million, general cities, and rural areas, the start and end conditions for regional nucleic acid testing and corresponding nucleic acid testing after the outbreak are clarified. detection strategy.
Here we also emphasize that the ninth version of the prevention and control plan is an optimization and adjustment of prevention and control measures. It is by no means relaxing prevention and control, but the requirements are higher, more standardized, more accurate and faster. The key is to make the We must control key risks, implement what should be implemented, and resolutely cancel what should be cancelled. We must adhere to the general strategy of "preventing external imports and domestic rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing" to further improve epidemic prevention and control. Scientific and accurate, make full use of resources, improve prevention and control efficiency, and coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. Thanks.
People’s Daily reporter
What optimizations and adjustments have been made in the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan for the period and methods of isolation management of risk personnel? What is the basis for this optimization adjustment? Can it be understood that the adjusted prevention and control measures are more relaxed than before? Thanks.
Researcher at the Transmission Prevention and Control Division, China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wang Liping
Thank you for your question. In order to further improve the scientific nature and accuracy of the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures, the comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council carried out pilot research on the optimization of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures in selected areas across the country from March to May 2022. The research found that , the average incubation period of Omicron mutants is shortened, mostly 2-4 days; 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 isolation and control time of close contacts and immigrants has been adjusted from "14 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" to "7 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 3 days of home health monitoring", and the nucleic acid testing measures have been changed from "centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" Nucleic acid testing on the 1st, 4th, 7th and 14th days of observation and collection of nasopharyngeal swabs, double sampling and double testing before release from isolation” was adjusted to “Centralized isolation medical observation on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th days and home health monitoring on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th days” Nucleic acid testing will be conducted within 3 days, and oropharyngeal swabs will be collected. "Double sampling and testing will no longer be performed before the centralized isolation medical observation is lifted. The close contact control measures have been adjusted from "7 days of centralized isolation medical observation" to "7 days of home medical observation", with nucleic acid testing on the 1st, 4th and 7th days.
At present, the dominant virus strains internationally and domestically are all Omicron mutants. The quarantine period for immigrants and close contacts has been adjusted from "14 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" to "7 days of centralized quarantine "Isolation medical observation + 3-day home health monitoring", this adjustment does not mean the "relaxation" of prevention and control measures, but the further optimization of prevention and control measures based on the epidemic characteristics of the Omicron variant, and will not increase the number of epidemics The risk of transmission is a manifestation of precise prevention and control. Thanks.
Phoenix TV reporter
In view of the characteristics of the Omicron variant that spreads faster and is highly concealed, what targeted means and measures does the new version of the prevention and control plan have in detecting the epidemic earlier? Thanks.
Researcher at the Transmission Prevention and Control Division of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wang Liping
Thank you for your question. In view of the characteristics of the Omicron variant that spreads faster and is more concealed, the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan proposes to further strengthen monitoring and early warning, based on the combination of point and area, the combination of symptom monitoring and nucleic acid testing, and the integration of infectious disease surveillance systems and Based on the principle of integrating the monitoring systems of other departments, we carry out multi-channel monitoring of people, objects, environment and so on.
The ninth edition of the prevention and control plan is based on the previous normalized monitoring. First, the frequency of nucleic acid testing for risk occupational groups has been encrypted, and people who have direct contact with entry personnel, items, and the environment (such as cross-border transportation drivers, cleaners, Maintenance and other personnel, personnel handling imported goods at ports, front-line personnel in customs and immigration management departments who have direct contact with immigrants and goods, etc.), staff in centralized isolation places, medical staff in fever clinics of designated medical institutions and general medical institutions, etc., carry out nucleic acid testing once a day. . For employees with dense working environments, frequent contact with people, and high mobility (such as express delivery, takeout, hotel services, decoration and loading and unloading services, transportation services, staff in shopping malls, supermarkets, and farmers’ markets, etc.) as well as general medical institutions. Staff in other departments outside the outpatient clinic will conduct nucleic acid testing twice a week. After a local epidemic occurs, the frequency of nucleic acid testing will be increased based on the risk of epidemic spread. The second is to add new drug monitoring requirements. When a local epidemic occurs, those who purchase antipyretic, cough, antiviral, antibiotic, cold and other drugs must register with their real names, and urge drug users to conduct timely testing. The third is to increase antigen testing as a supplementary method for epidemic monitoring. It is proposed that primary medical and health institutions can increase antigen testing for suspicious patients and for people in medium- and high-risk areas when handling the epidemic. Through the above multi-channel monitoring mechanism, the sensitivity of regular monitoring can be further improved and early detection of cases can be achieved. Thank you for your question.
Cover News Reporter
We noticed that today the National Health Commission opened a public message board on the website of the National Health Commission for the "nine do's and don'ts" in epidemic prevention and control. The public can report the problem of "increasing layers of efforts" in epidemic prevention and control. In addition to this, if people encounter some specific problems, are there any other channels for reporting? Thanks.
Deputy Director of the Supervision Bureau of the National Health Commission
Cheng Youquan
Thank you for your question. After the announcement of the "Nine Don'ts", the Comprehensive Team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, together with relevant member units, established a special class to rectify the problem of "layers of overweight". This special class was composed of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Transport, and It is composed of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Health Commission, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the State Post Bureau. This component department may also add relevant member units according to the needs of the situation. This special class is mainly dedicated to rectifying outstanding problems such as simplification, "one size fits all" and "layers of overweight" in epidemic prevention and control. Guide various localities in implementing epidemic prevention and control policies, and urge the strict implementation of the "nine do's and don'ts" requirements for epidemic prevention and control. Just now you mentioned the issue of channels for reporting problems. After preliminary preparations, the member units of the dedicated team have set up a column on "layers and layers" of issues or published a complaint hotline through the department's portal website. Now they are collecting complaints from the public that violate the "Nine-level Code". For clues about the issues required by "Not Allowed", the public can make complaints through the website or by calling. The comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council specializes in rectifying the problem of "increasing pressure at all levels" and all member units will seriously accept and verify the problems of "increasing pressure at different levels" reported by the public.
At the same time, in order to effectively solve the local "layered overlapping" problem reported by people in various places, the joint prevention and joint control mechanism of the State Council also requires the joint prevention and joint control mechanisms at the provincial level to follow the structure of the comprehensive team of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council to establish a provincial-level joint prevention and control mechanism. A special class to rectify the problem of "layers of overweighting". Therefore, special problem teams have been set up at both the national and provincial levels to urge all localities to implement epidemic prevention and control policies, strictly implement the "nine inaccuracies" requirements for epidemic prevention and control, and resolutely rectify simplistic, "one-size-fits-all" and "one-size-fits-all" epidemic prevention and control. "Layer-on-layer coding" and other prominent issues. At the same time, we also require all provincial-level joint prevention and control mechanisms to establish effective channels as soon as possible for people in their provinces to complain and report issues such as simplification, "one size fits all", and "layered overloading" of epidemic prevention and control, such as columns on websites, telephone numbers, and Announce to the public in a timely manner and collect, verify and handle relevant clues on issues reported by people in the province. Thanks.
Daily Economic News Macro Channel Reporter
We are concerned that in the ninth version of the prevention and control plan, the delineation of risk areas has been adjusted. What are the specifics? For what reasons? What are the corresponding control measures for different risk areas? Thanks.
Deputy Director and First-level Inspector of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention
Lei Zhenglong
Thank you for your question. In the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan, high-risk areas refer to the residences of cases and asymptomatic infected persons, as well as workplaces, activity areas and other areas with frequent activities and high risk of epidemic spread. In principle, high-risk areas are delineated based on residential communities or villages, and the scope of risk areas can be judged and adjusted based on the results of epidemiological surveys . High-risk areas adopt "door-to-door service without leaving home" lockdown measures. A high-risk area can be downgraded to a medium-risk area if there are no new infections for 7 consecutive days, and then it can be downgraded to a low-risk area if there are no new infections for 3 consecutive days. Personnel from high-risk areas with cross-regional spillover will be placed under centralized isolation and medical observation for 7 days. A nucleic acid test will be conducted on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th days of centralized isolation.
Medium risk areas refer to work places and activity areas where cases and asymptomatic infected persons stay and move for a certain period of time, and may have risks of epidemic spread. The delimitation of risk areas is based on the results of epidemiological surveys.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, it can be reduced to a low-risk area. Persons in medium-risk areas with cross-regional spillover will be subject to 7 days of home medical observation, and a nucleic acid test will be conducted on the 1st, 4th, and 7th day of the home medical observation period. If the conditions for home isolation are not met, centralized isolation and medical observation will be adopted.
Other areas in the county (city, district, banner) where the high-risk area is located are designated as low-risk areas. Low-risk areas adopt preventive measures of "personal protection and avoidance of gatherings." People in low-risk areas leaving the region or city should present a negative 48-hour nucleic acid test certificate. People from low-risk areas who travel across regions do not need to take isolation control measures, but they are required to complete two nucleic acid tests within three days and conduct personal health monitoring.
After all medium and high-risk areas in the county (city, district, banner) where the epidemic occurred are lifted, normalized prevention and control measures will be implemented throughout the county (city, district, banner). At the same time, the ninth version of the prevention and control plan also clearly stipulates that during the epidemic management process, if individual cases and asymptomatic infections pose a low risk of transmission to residences, workplaces, and activity areas, and close contacts have been controlled in a timely manner, after research and judgment, If there is no risk of community transmission, then there is no need to delineate risk areas. This can further improve the scientific nature and accuracy of our epidemic prevention and control. Thanks.
Reporter, China Central Radio and Television Station’s Financial Program Center
What is the recent epidemic situation in my country? What are the characteristics of the spread of the epidemic? Please introduce it to us. Thanks.
Deputy Director of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, Level 1 Inspector
Lei Zhenglong
The recent domestic local epidemic mainly has the following characteristics: First, the recent epidemic prevention and control has achieved obvious results, and the national epidemic situation is generally at a low level. Since June 18, the number of reported infections every day in the country has been less than 50. In the past week (June 20-June 27), 198 cases of infection were reported voluntarily across the country, involving 10 provinces and 24 prefectures and cities. An average of 25 cases are reported every day. Second, sporadic social infections continue to occur in some areas, and the risk of community transmission still exists, and the infected persons had a wide range of activities before control, so some places have formed a relatively long tailing period for clearance. Third, Omicron BA.2 is still the main virus strain in my country's local epidemic, but we must be highly vigilant about the imported transmission of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 from overseas, because BA has recently been found in imported overseas cases. 4 and BA.5, and there are signs of growing.
Overall, the global epidemic is still developing, the new coronavirus continues to evolve, and there are still many uncertainties in the prevalence of the Omicron variant. The epidemic prevention and control situation in our country is still severe. The epidemic prevention and control work is long-term, arduous, and complex. We must also continue to dynamically optimize various prevention and control measures based on the new characteristics of the virus, scientifically prevent and control, implement precise policies, and resolutely We must maintain the bottom line of preventing a large-scale rebound of the epidemic and more effectively coordinate epidemic prevention and control and social and economic development. Thanks.
CGTN reporter
Recently, the new coronavirus mutant strains BA.4 and BA.5 have become popular in some countries around the world. What impact does this have on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus epidemic in my country? Thanks.
Researcher at the Institute of Virology, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Wang Wenling
Thank you for your question. Since December 2021, the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus has become the main epidemic strain of the global new coronavirus epidemic, causing a global epidemic peak from December 2021 to March 2022. As Omicron variants continue to evolve, the World Health Organization listed six subclades of Omicron mutant strains as "evolutionary branches of mutant strains of concern under surveillance" on May 18, 2022, including 4 subclades of BA, 4, BA.5 and BA.2.The latest analysis results of the Global Virus Gene Sharing Database (GISAID) show that the top three Omicron subclades are BA.5, BA.2 and BA.4, and the proportion of BA.5 has increased rapidly recently. trend. At present, BA.4 and BA.5 have become the main epidemic strains in South Africa, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Israel and other countries; recently, many European countries such as France, the Netherlands, and the United States have also seen an increase in BA.4 and BA.5 infections. Case. Some experts predict that the world may face a new wave of epidemics caused by BA.4 or BA.5 this summer.
Since February this year, the main virus strain prevalent in my country is the Omicron BA.2 sub-branch series. In May, BA.4 and BA.5 were detected for the first time in China from imported cases. Recently, the number of BA.4 and BA.5 infections found in imported cases from abroad has shown signs of gradually increasing. The recent epidemic in Macau, my country, was caused by the BA.5 mutant strain. The current epidemic strain in various parts of the country is still the Omicron BA.2 sub-branch series. Judging from the existing preliminary research results, the transmissibility and immune evasion ability of the new coronavirus Omicron mutant strains BA.4 and BA.5 have been slightly enhanced, and the difficulty of prevention and control will increase. China’s foreign defense import pressure will increase. big.
We will pay close attention to the popular trends of BA.4 and BA.5 in relevant countries, promptly follow up on the global research progress on new mutant strains, conduct timely assessment and judgment, guide various localities to implement the requirements of the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan, and do it scientifically and accurately. How to prevent and control the epidemic of the Cron mutant strain. Thanks.
Xinhua News Agency reporter
Just mentioned that people have channels to report problems such as message boards. What everyone is most concerned about is whether the problems can be solved quickly and effectively after reporting them. Please tell me, what should I do after receiving the message, and how can I promote effective local rectification? Thanks.
Deputy Director of the Supervision Bureau of the National Health Commission
Cheng Youquan
Thank you for this reporter’s question. As we just mentioned, the provincial-level joint prevention and control mechanisms will follow the structure of the comprehensive team of the State Council's joint prevention and joint control mechanism to set up a provincial-level special class to rectify the "layered overloading" problem, strengthen organizational leadership, and clarify the provincial level's responsibility for the epidemic. Leading comrades in prevention and control serve as the convener of the special class, allocate capable personnel to form a special class, perform their duties conscientiously, ensure the efficient operation of the special class, and timely correct and resolve problems reported by the masses. At present, the comprehensive team of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council has established a close contact mechanism with the provincial joint prevention and control mechanism based on the procedures of accepting, transferring, handling, tracking, and supervising complaints and reports from the masses, and requires the provincial special teams to carefully verify and handle the State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanisms. The comprehensive team of the joint prevention and control mechanism and relevant member units will transfer clues to the problem and provide timely feedback as required. The provincial-level joint prevention and control mechanism urges and guides various industries, cities and counties to strictly implement epidemic prevention and control policies and the "Nine Don'ts" requirements, self-examine and rectify problems such as simplification, "one size fits all" and "layered overloading" of epidemic prevention and control. Provincial-level special classes should promptly check for clues to the problem, keep an eye on the problem, supervise the correction, use pointers to guide the situation, and draw inferences from one example to prevent similar problems from happening again. It is necessary to strengthen key supervision over those with poor rectification and bad impact to ensure that the problems reported by the masses are promptly and properly resolved. When necessary, the comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council and relevant national departments will conduct supervision and interviews. At the same time, if the special team of the comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council or each member unit verifies that there are indeed violations of the "Nine Prohibitions" requirements, they will urge the local government to make rectifications and report them through the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, the official website of the department or Government affairs new media and other means will be used to inform and expose the verified "layer-by-layer overweighting" issues and typical cases. Here, I would also like to emphasize that recently we have discovered that some places have arbitrarily adopted quarantine and other restrictive measures on people from Shanghai and other epidemic areas. All relevant places should strictly follow the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan and make immediate corrections and rectifications. Thanks.
Moderator
National Health Commission Spokesperson and Deputy Director of the Publicity Department
Mi Feng
Thank you, the last two questions.
Southern Metropolis Daily Reporter
What is the current situation of COVID-19 vaccination in our country? What is the status of booster vaccination? Is there any new progress in vaccination, especially for people over 60 years old? Do you have any next goals and plans? Thanks.
Deputy Director and First-level Inspector of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention
Lei Zhenglong
Thank you for your question. According to the deployment of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, our country currently continues to guide various localities to actively and steadily promote the new crown vaccination work. As of June 27, a total of 43.4401 million doses of the new crown vaccine have been reported across the country, and the total number of people vaccinated has reached 1.294045 billion. million, 1.260501 million people have been fully vaccinated, accounting for 91.79% and 89.41% of the country's total population respectively. A total of 790.025 million people have been vaccinated against vaccination. Among them, 41.325 million people received sequential booster immunization. The number of 60-year-olds you care about has been vaccinated to reach 232.733 million people, and 220.231 million people have been fully vaccinated. The number of people covered and the number of people fully vaccinated account for 88.15% and 83.41% of the elderly population respectively. A total of 172.501 million people have been vaccinated against vaccination. In the next step, we will continue to guide various localities in the vaccination of the new crown vaccine and strengthen immunization and vaccination of the elderly. Thanks.
Dragon TV reporter
We have seen that the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan is very long and contains a lot of content. How are we going to do it at the national level so that prevention and control staff at all levels and places can understand, understand and implement it? Thanks.
Deputy Director and First-level Inspector of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention
Lei Zhenglong
Thank you for your question. At present, the full text interpretation document of the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan has been posted on the official website of our committee for everyone to download and view. This morning, the Joint Prevention and Control Working Group of the State Council held a national video conference, and also required all local departments to thoroughly implement the deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. At the meeting, the main contents of the ninth edition of the revision were also introduced to the participating comrades from all provinces, and the ninth edition of prevention and control was also introduced. The control plan was publicized and implemented. Recently, we are also preparing to hold a national video training meeting to train the national health system, disease control system, and prevention and control professionals. The comprehensive team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council will also guide various industries and departments to revise and improve their respective prevention and control plans and guidelines in accordance with the requirements of the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan, clean up existing measures that are inconsistent with the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan, and guide All localities should promptly implement and smoothly implement prevention and control measures, and conduct timely supervision and spot checks on the implementation of various localities to promote the actual implementation of the measures in the ninth edition of our prevention and control plan. Thanks.
Moderator
National Health Commission Spokesperson and Deputy Director of the Publicity Department
Mi Feng
Thank you. At today's press conference, several guests introduced to us how to accurately prevent and control the epidemic, especially the ninth version of the prevention and control plan, and also introduced the relevant situation of rectifying violations of the "Nine Precautions". Thank you again to all the guests. We will continue to hold press conferences in the future, and everyone is welcome to continue to pay attention.
This concludes today’s press conference. Thank you all.
Source: National Health Commission official website, China website
Editor: Yang Minghao
