On September 29, at the press conference of the State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism, Lei Zhenglong, Director of the Defense Department of the State Administration of Disease Control and Prevention and First-level Inspector, pointed out that the infrastructure o

Take centralized or home isolation measures for people at high risk of the epidemic, which is a common practice in epidemic prevention. But in reality, some behaviors that claim to be "hard core" epidemic prevention are indeed too much. The State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism made it clear that the door locking measures should not be taken for people with centralized or home quarantine. This is to mark the epidemic prevention red line, and it is also a very targeted reminder.

According to public information, phenomena such as "the door of home isolation is tied with iron chains" do occur from time to time in some places. This is not only a rough increase in the requirements for epidemic prevention, it also damages the dignity of quarantined personnel, but also poses great safety hazards. For example, when emergency situations such as fires and earthquakes occur, it is likely to hinder the escape of quarantined personnel. The risks must not be underestimated and must be prohibited.

The implementation of epidemic prevention measures is to protect life, and to eliminate the practice of locking the doors of quarantined people outside, which is also an inherent requirement of "life first".

In the process of implementing epidemic prevention measures, whether it is transferring quarantined personnel, effectively managing isolation places, or scientifically handling various emergencies and emergencies, we should avoid adding new safety risks to the people who cooperate with epidemic prevention to the greatest extent, which should become the basic bottom line in normalized epidemic prevention.

In a word, "life first" is not an abstract concept, but should be run through the entire process of epidemic prevention and every specific operation.

Anyone who violates this principle should be resolutely eliminated. Regarding the specifications of the centralized isolation process, this press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism also requires that the infrastructure of centralized isolation places should comply with the current national standards and requirements for building safety, fire safety, earthquake resistance and disaster prevention, strictly regulate the management of isolation points, and strictly prevent cross-infection; for special groups that are not suitable for centralized isolation, home isolation measures can be taken. For those who are not suitable for single-person isolation, appropriate personnel should be designated to accompany them. These can be said to be necessary care for human life safety and basic dignity.

Compared with this requirement, some places had previously locked fire passages in closed communities and isolated infants and young children, which were obviously necessary to seriously correct and prevent.

To this day, what is scientific policy implementation and what is "layered increase"? The boundaries have become clearer and clearer. All epidemic prevention entities should no longer have the reckless thinking of increasing their investment without authorization and "one-size-fits-all" policy. This not only tests the scientific implementation ability of epidemic prevention policies, but also examines the true respect for life and does not tolerate carelessness.

Written by Wu Zhen (media person)

Edited by Xu Qiuying

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