China News Service, January 13th. In response to the question of "whether the incubation period of the new coronavirus is longer", Wang Guiqiang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Peking University First Hospital, pointed out on the 13th that it is an individual phenomenon that the new coronavirus is still found after 14 days of quarantine. Because the incubation period of the new crown is basically within 14 days, most of which are within 3-7 days, and some of which are more than 14 days also exist. There are also previous cases, and there are still some phenomena at present. Whether the incubation period has been extended still needs further analysis and judgment.
Data map: Nucleic acid testing base. Photo by Wei Liang, China News Service reporter
The State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference on the 13th. A reporter asked a question recently that in some places, new coronavirus infections have been diagnosed or tested positive after 14 days of centralized isolation, especially in Dalian. Some infected people were found after 4 nucleic acid tests for , and the incubation period has exceeded 10 days. Judging from these phenomena, are there new characteristics of the new coronavirus? For example, the incubation period is longer. What are the reasons for these phenomena?
Wang Guiqiang said that some people with long incubation periods recently have been found after 14 days of quarantine, which is an individual phenomenon. Because the incubation period of the new crown is basically within 14 days, most of which are within 3-7 days, and some of which are more than 14 days also exist. There are also previous cases, and there are still some phenomena at present. Whether the incubation period has been extended still needs further analysis and judgment.
In response to this situation, Wang Guiqiang pointed out that the current measures are still very clear. Different regions have adopted very effective measures for the individual phenomenon that may still be contagious after 14 days, including the "14+7" method. That is to say, in addition to 14 days of isolation, 7 days of home isolation must be added, and nucleic acid testing must be conducted during the isolation period, and nucleic acid testing must also be conducted after the isolation is over, in order to avoid potential transmission risks to the greatest extent.
Wang Guiqiang emphasized that home isolation is not to stay at home casually, but to take strict protection, including personal protection, family members' protection, as well as home requirements, do not go out at will, etc., to ensure that these 7 days of home isolation can truly achieve effective isolation and prevention.
"At present, the awareness of prevention and control cannot be relaxed, and prevention and control measures cannot be relaxed. We still emphasize that we should wear masks when gathering places, pay attention to hand hygiene, gather less, and exercise less, and avoid potential transmission risks to the greatest extent." Wang Guiqiang emphasized again.
Source: China News Network
