Source: China News Network
China News Service Beijing, December 25 (Reporter Li Chun) Currently, some places in China speculate that there are hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus infections every day, and many places predict that the peak of this round of epidemic is imminent. As more and more infected people turn negative for nucleic acid and antigen, the topic of “what to do after ‘yangkang’” has attracted increasing attention.
Data map: People wait for medical treatment in the fever clinic of the hospital. China News Service reporter Yin Liqin Photo
The peak of the epidemic in Zhejiang may arrive early
According to the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Zhejiang Province on December 25, currently, there are positive reports in Zhejiang every day. The number of cases has exceeded 1 million. Based on the recent case monitoring and community sampling survey results, the infection situation is predicted. The peak in Zhejiang is expected to arrive early and enter a high plateau period around New Year's Day. The number of new positive people per day will reach up to 2 million. The peak period is expected to last about a week.
According to media reports, on December 23, the Qingdao Municipal Health Commission stated that based on monitoring data, Qingdao currently has 490,000 to 530,000 new infections every day, and will increase at a 10% growth rate in the next two days.
Dongguan Municipal Health Bureau WeChat public account also posted on the evening of the 23rd that based on digital model predictions and expert assessments, the number of Dongguan infected people is currently growing at a scale of 250,000 to 300,000 per day, and the growth rate is getting faster and faster.
China's National Health Commission website announced on the 25th: From now on, daily epidemic information will no longer be released. Relevant epidemic information will be released by China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for reference and research. The reporter combed and found that from January 11, 2020 to December 24, 2022, the National Health Commission has released daily epidemic information for 1,079 consecutive days.
Many places no longer provide free nucleic acid testing
Recently, many places have continued to adjust their nucleic acid testing policies. Among them, Kunming City, Yunnan Province recently issued a notice that starting from January 1, 2023, it will no longer provide free nucleic acid testing services. People who need nucleic acid testing implement the "test if you wish" and can go to nucleic acid sampling points for testing at their own expense.
Kunming City also requires that all medical institutions should further scientifically set up sampling points to provide convenient services for nucleic acid testing for the public. The testing fees shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant regulations of Yunnan Province New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Testing Fees.
html On the 24th, Taishun County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province issued a notice that starting from December 26, the convenient nucleic acid sampling points will be adjusted to provide "willing to test" paid services for people in need of nucleic acid testing.Lianjiang, Fuqing , Yongtai and other places in Fujian Province have also recently issued announcements to suspend or cancel the mixed collection of nucleic acid tests and implement single-tube testing at their own expense.
In May this year, the Office of China’s National Medical Insurance Administration and the Medical Treatment Team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued a notice requiring all localities to reduce the price of a single COVID-19 nucleic acid test to no more than RMB 16 per person before June 10.
The public is paying attention to "What to do after 'Yangkang'"
As more and more infected people turn negative for nucleic acid and antigen, the topic "What to do after 'Yangkang'" has attracted much attention.
Regarding whether the symptoms of ’s second infection with ’s new coronavirus will be more severe, Wang Linghang, director of the emergency department of Beijing Ditan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, said it is “unlikely.” Current foreign mainstream reports show that the risk of health effects from multiple infections increases. However, the virulence of the Omicron variant is low, and the threat to individuals in the acute phase from secondary infection or multiple infections is still limited.
Li Tong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Beijing You'an Hospital, once said that if the virus strain mutates further, or newer mutant strains appear in the future, the risk of secondary infection will increase. Generally speaking, after "Yangkang", people with normal immunity have a very small risk of secondary infection within half a year. The closer the strain is, the longer the protection time is, and the farther away the strain is, the shorter the protection time is.
According to experts, cardiovascular diseases such as myocarditis may be more likely to occur after viral infection, and most of the affected people are children and young and middle-aged people under the age of 40.Mild cases may have no symptoms at all, or may manifest as chest tightness, chest pain, palpitations, fatigue, and limited activity. In severe cases, patients may develop heart failure, or even cardiogenic shock.
According to recent media reports, Cao Bin, deputy director of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and deputy director of the National Center for Respiratory Medicine, said that a large number of severe cases of patients are caused by viral pneumonia, which mostly occurs in vulnerable groups, such as the elderly over 65 years old, obesity, combined with underlying diseases, tumors, immune deficiency, etc. However, patients with no obvious underlying diseases can also develop Omicron virus pneumonia.
Cao Bin said that the characteristic of Omicron virus pneumonia is that it often shows characteristic diffuse ground-glass opacity in both lungs one week after infection. "Now we have seen many critically ill patients with severe respiratory failure, requiring prone mechanical ventilation, and even shock caused by the virus." (End)
