Economic Observer Network reporter Zhang Ying According to National Health Commission data, there were 2,125 new local new coronavirus infections across the country on March 13, including 1,337 confirmed cases and 788 asymptomatic infections . The scope of the epidemic spread Including 19 provinces (municipalities) including Jilin, Guangdong, Hebei, Shandong, Shanghai, and Tianjin. Since March this year, the cumulative number of new COVID-19 infections in China has exceeded 10,000.
Director of the National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases and Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University Zhang Wenhong 5 issued a document in the early morning of the 14th saying that most cases in the mainland and Hong Kong are caused by the fast-spreading Omicron BA.2 strain. The domestic epidemic is currently in the early stages of an exponential rise.
In view of the characteristics of Omicron that spread quickly, are highly contagious, and are highly concealed, many places in China are carrying out full-scale nucleic acid testing and require the promotion of the "antigen screening, nucleic acid diagnosis" monitoring model. CCTV News Client, The official WeChat accounts of many provincial governments have begun to intensively release popular science content on COVID-19 antigen testing. The official website of the National Health Commission announced the "New Coronavirus Antigen Detection Application Plan (Trial)" on March 11. According to reports, five new coronavirus antigen self-test products have been approved for domestic marketing and are currently available for pre-order and purchase through offline pharmacies and online channels.
Jilin Province, where the number of new infections has exceeded 1,000 for two consecutive days, has launched multiple rounds of nucleic acid tests for all employees in Jilin City and Changchun City. At a press conference on the 13th, Zhao Qinglong, director of the Emergency Office of the Jilin Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the next step will be to promote the "antigen screening, nucleic acid diagnosis" monitoring model, and the public can purchase monitoring on their own. At the same time, Jilin City is building three more makeshift hospitals, with a total of 10,000 beds. Two of them will be put into use on the 14th, and the third one will be fully started on the 14th. Previously, three makeshift hospitals were put into use in Jilin City, with a total of nearly 1,200 beds, used to treat asymptomatic infections and some mild cases.
Shanghai, one of the focus cities of this round of epidemic, has also started nucleic acid testing for all employees in some towns and villages, and requires citizens not to leave Shanghai unless necessary. Those who really need to leave Shanghai must have a negative nucleic acid test report within 48 hours. Those who come to Shanghai and return to Shanghai Personnel must have a negative nucleic acid test report within 48 hours before arriving in Shanghai.
Hong Kong virology expert Jin Dongyan analyzed that for the Omicron virus strain , the speed of nucleic acid testing for all members must be fast. Omicron-infected people cannot be detected in the first two days of infection, and when they can The third to fifth days of detection are the most contagious periods. If it is later than the fifth day, the best time for treatment has been lost. nucleic acid test results should be issued within 12 hours, and the minimum is 24 hours. The epidemic in Jilin has been spreading invisibly for some time, and the nucleic acid plus antigen detection method can improve rapid detection capabilities.
Langfang and Shenzhen cities in Hebei Province, which are close to Beijing, have launched nucleic acid testing for all employees. Langfang City launched nucleic acid testing for all employees in the city on the 13th. It also required strict implementation of the "no travel to Beijing unless necessary" measure and strengthened inspection and control at checkpoints entering Beijing. Shenzhen City has decided to carry out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for all employees from the 14th to the 20th in the city. In four key areas where the situation is more severe, namely Futian, Luohu, Nanshan, and Baoan, all residents have tested positive for nucleic acid tests for four consecutive days. "Daily test", the city does not leave Shenzhen unless necessary, and if there are indeed special needs, all must present a 24-hour nucleic acid negative certificate. At the same time, buses and subways in Shenzhen have been suspended, and the city's communities, urban villages, and industrial parks have implemented closed management.
html On the 113th, on the basis of requiring further increase in the density of nucleic acid testing, Shandong also emphasized the need to further increase the number of isolation points and designated hospitals, and each city and county (city, district) should prepare enough designated hospitals and isolation rooms. Kou Qiangcheng, director of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Institute of the Shandong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a press conference on the 13th that in more than two years of epidemic prevention and control, Shandong has dealt with Qingdao , Yantai , Rizhao , etc. There are local clusters of epidemics caused by imported cases on a certain scale, but the epidemic situation since March this year is completely different.Zhang Wenhong said in the article that the current case fatality rate caused by the new coronavirus is already very low. In countries that have achieved herd immunity , the case fatality rate is already lower than influenza . However, if China opens up quickly, it will cause a short-term If a large number of people in the country are infected, even a low case fatality rate will cause a shortage of medical resources and a temporary shock to social life.
Jin Dongyan suggested that promoting vaccine booster vaccination is the most important prevention and control work at this stage, especially for the elderly and those with underlying diseases. According to data from the National Health Commission, as of February 25, 1.23454 million people across the country have completed the full course of vaccination, and 554.728 million people have completed the booster immunization vaccination. Among them, 211.066 million people over the age of 60 have completed the full course of vaccination. . According to data previously released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China's population aged 60 and over will be 267.36 million in 2021. Based on this calculation, the current full vaccination rate for the new coronavirus vaccine for people aged 60 and over is about 78.9%.
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