Core summary:
1. The incident of employees returning home on foot in Zhengzhou Foxconn has attracted attention from many parties, and behind it reflects people's panic about new crown . The COVID-19 epidemic has always been within a controllable range. It is very important to re-populate common sense about the COVID-19 epidemic and reduce unnecessary panic. This year, medical experts or authoritative departments have responded to false rumors about the exaggerated COVID-19. For example, in February, Academician Zhong Nanshan encouraged all sectors of Hong Kong to work together to fight the epidemic, which shows that Omickron has mild symptoms and citizens do not need to worry.
2. According to relevant data, more than 99% of Omickron infected people in Singapore and Taiwan are mild and asymptomatic. Now that Omickron has been infected, the risk of severe and mortality has been greatly reduced, and few severe and critical illnesses are present. Most of the so-called more than 200 sequelae after the new crown infection have not been confirmed.
3. For most people who have completed enhanced vaccine vaccination, the risk of severe COVID-19 and death is already very small. If you accidentally get hit, you can use some over-the-counter drugs to control it. But the most important thing is to strengthen personal protection measures, which are always effective.
Author | Zhuang Shilihe
Phoenix.com "Cancer Intelligence Bureau" special contributor
Zhengzhou Health Commission: The new coronavirus is not scary, it can be prevented and cured
In the past few days, the news that Foxconn employees have hiked back home has attracted a lot of attention. There are many live broadcasts of hiking back home on several major video websites. These young people have also aroused a lot of discussions in order to "escape" Foxconn.
According to the official information, There was no severe infection in the Foxconn park, and the epidemic has always been within the controllable range. What caused them to "panic" escape from ? Seeing the videos posted by workers and the reasons disclosed by the media, many employees believed that "there is a high probability of being infected and do not fully understand the situation of the virus. They thought that after being infected, they would be like those infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan at the beginning of 2020. They were not only uncomfortable and left sequelae, but especially affecting fertility and may even die."
This made them panic, so the officials came out urgently to comfort them and said that the disease was very mild.
On October 31, the Zhengzhou Health Commission published an article in "Healthy Zhengzhou" (Zhengzhou Health Commission official account), titled " New coronary pneumonia is not scary, it can be prevented and cured. The authoritative experts in Zhengzhou will answer it! ", and Henan media such as " Dahe Daily " and " Henan Daily " also published many articles explaining why the new coronary pneumonia is a self-limited disease . And these articles emphasize one thing - Don’t panic too much .
re-popularize common sense about the new crown, alleviating the panic among Foxconn employees and the public. The popular science articles of Zhengzhou Health Commission have also attracted great attention on a large scale.
Three years ago, from delta to Omickron, the virus has evolved from the previous lung invasion (lower respiratory infection) to upper respiratory infection . epidemic and the way the virus spreads, death and severe illness have undergone fundamental changes two years ago. The National Health Commission's diagnosis and treatment plan for the new coronavirus pneumonia has also been updated and announced the ninth edition. The quarantine for returning to China overseas has also been shortened to seven or three days of staying at home. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has even implemented a "3+4" isolation policy.
According to data released by the National Health Commission, severe deaths have been 0 for six consecutive months.
Why do people still live in fear of the new crown?
At this time, "New Coronavirus is not scary, it can be prevented and cured"
What does it mean?
Why did the Zhengzhou Health Commission popularize the concept of "new coronavirus pneumonia is not scary" to everyone at this time?
In fact, as a medical expert or an authoritative department, has the responsibility to provide correct science and comfort when people panic. These have had precedents in China.
Take this year as an example. In February this year, when the epidemic in Hong Kong was at its worst, Academician Zhong Nanshan encouraged all sectors of Hong Kong to fight the epidemic in Cantonese, and told everyone that Omickron's symptoms are relatively mild, and citizens do not have to worry too much about .
There are many similar examples. During the epidemic in Shanghai in April this year, Hu Bijie, director of the Department of Infection at Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, and Hua Demi, deputy director of the Third People's Hospital of the Autonomous Region, explained that most infected people do not need clinical intervention .
Of course, from another perspective, when an expert comes out to comfort everyone in a certain place, it may indicate that the epidemic prevention situation faced at this time is relatively severe.
Objectively, the articles of Zhengzhou Health Commission have played a role in soothing people's hearts. And it is extremely targeted. answers the so-called "infection will lead to death, with more than 200 sequelae, affecting fertility, etc." exaggerated false information and rumors about the new crown .
It is understood that most of Foxconn employees are young and middle-aged, and almost 100% of them have received two doses of the new crown vaccine.
Why is COVID-19 a self-limited disease?
Among Omickron infected people, more than 99% are mild and asymptomatic
First of all, in infectious diseases, most of the article "Healthy Zhengzhou" says is fine. The spread of the virus, how to protect, such as how to use masks for , common symptoms, etc. are more scientific, and it is indeed "preventable and curable", "Yes Self-limiting disease” (Note: Self-limiting disease means that after the disease develops to a certain extent, it can control the development of the disease and gradually recover and recover. Generally speaking, in the absence of other serious complications, it only needs symptomatic treatment or no treatment, such as some special viral infections, autoimmune diseases , etc. Common self-limiting diseases include: pityriasis rosea, chickenpox , viral cold , subacute thyroiditis , rotavirus enteritis, etc.), these are objective medical facts.
Of course, "self-limited diseases" can be mild or severe. Many acute infections of viruses are "self-limited " and do not mean that clinical intervention is not required after the onset of the disease. "Not scary" is a relatively subjective evaluation, and whether it is scary depends on everyone's own feelings.
But overall, the risk of severe illness and death after has been greatly reduced after infection with Omickron. On the one hand, it is because of the widespread vaccination of vaccines that everyone has immunity in their bodies, which is equivalent to having body armor and helmets, rather than naked on the battlefield like in 2020; on the other hand, Omickron's "endogenic pathogenicity" has decreased, and the degree of invasion of the lungs is significantly lower than that of the original strains and mutants such as Delta.
Therefore, most of the infections in various places are mild and asymptomatic infections, and there are few severe and critical . This is similar to Hong Kong, Taiwan and abroad. According to relevant data, more than 99% of Omickron infected people in Singapore and Taiwan are mild and asymptomatic.
Academician Wang Fusheng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences explained the hot issue of "new coronavirus pneumonia is a self-limited disease."
Research on the sequelae of new crown in various countries may have exaggerated the harm?
Asymptomatic infected people have very low risk of long-term COVID
In addition to the pathogenicity of the new coronavirus, there is another issue that many people are concerned about is "sequelae (or long-term COVID, Long COVID, etc.). In fact, this issue is still under study, but different studies in different countries are pointing to one point: The sequelae of new coronavirus is related to the severity of symptoms during infection. If we reduce the risk of severe illness during infection, we are also reducing the risk of sequelae of new coronavirus .
What you need to know is the following points:
1. Not only the new crown, the chronic symptoms after acute infection of also exist in many other pathogens , including influenza , RSV, etc.;
2. The sequelae of Omickron's new crown is significantly less than the original strain and delta strain ;
3. Asymptomatic (or mild symptoms) infected people have very low risk of COVID-19 sequelae;
4. Vaccination can further reduce the risk of COVID-19;
5. Children's COVID-19 is significantly lower than those in middle-aged and elderly people;
6. Research on the sequelae of COVID-19 in various countries may have exaggerated the degree of harm. Most of the so-called more than 200 sequelae of have not been confirmed.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Professor Hu Bijie, answered the question of whether the Omickron coronavirus mutant strain has 200 sequelae
Asymptomatic patients can heal themselves, and mild symptoms can be treated
The most important drug of l5 is still scientific epidemic prevention
Therefore, in terms of the current virulence of various Omickron variants, has a very small risk of severe illness and death for most people who have completed enhanced injections. However, due to its extremely contagiousness, the threat of the Omickron strain is mainly at the public health level.
When the epidemic breaks out, although most infected people have a low risk of severe illness and death, some people will still have obvious symptoms, such as fever, cough , sore throat, etc. In this case, some over-the-counter drugs (OTC) can be used to control , such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen , etc., and in addition, rapid antigen testing is also convenient to be carried out at home to avoid gatherings.
For most friends who have received enhanced injections, even if they are infected, they are basically asymptomatic and mild. Generally, the course of the disease is within one week. The main purpose of taking the medicine is to relieve symptoms. In addition, it is also very important to rest more and supplement enough water and electrolytes.
In addition, there are some non-drugs that can also relieve symptoms, such as honey.
honey can effectively relieve acute cough in children (over 1 year old), and even the effect is no less than dextromethorphan . The principle of cough relieving is that most of the ingredients of honey are sugar. High concentrations of sugar water can promote saliva secretion and respiratory mucus secretion, increase the sensory threshold of the airway, thereby slowing down the frequency and degree of coughing.
For example, some common practices are used when people in different countries are sick, such as light salt water or diluted apple cider vinegar rinsing your mouth to relieve sore throat. These practices have not been strictly controlled and confirmed by the results, but they are indeed effective for some people, and since there are no obvious side effects, they are that can be tried.
notice posted in the square cabin of Zhengzhou Airport Port District
. At the social level, in addition to continuing to promote the strengthening of needle vaccination, encourages everyone to wear masks, do a good job of hand hygiene, and maintain indoor ventilation. It is also a personal protective measure called for by many infectious disease experts. No matter which coronavirus variant is faced, these physical protection measures are always effective.
Finally, the Zhengzhou Health Commission will come out to comfort everyone at this time. These remind me of the most important words we learned in medical school are - occasionally healing, often helping, and always comforting (to cure sometimes, to save often, to comfort always).
issues early warning in stability and soothes people's hearts in panic. This is what we need to persist in doing. And is often realistic, which is the most useful comfort .
