Beijing Daily Client | Commentator Yuxin With the orderly resumption of direct international flights, Beijing has recently seen a continued increase in the number of inbound infected people. Since August 15, Beijing has reported a total of more than 20 local cases of COVID-19 inf

Beijing Daily Client | Commentator Yuxin

With the orderly resumption of direct international flights, Beijing has recently seen a continued increase in the number of infected people entering the country. Since August 15, Beijing has reported a total of more than 20 local cases of COVID-19 infection. Among them, many cases were infected on the way back to Beijing and triggered sporadic local related cases. The grim reality has once again sounded the alarm: imported epidemics are the biggest risk in Beijing's epidemic prevention and control.

Currently, the global epidemic continues to run at a high level, and input and liquidity risks are simultaneously high. At the same time, the domestic epidemic has spread in many places, and cases have surged in provinces and cities surrounding Beijing. The Omicron BA.2.76 variant that can be transmitted for one generation in less than 2 days has been detected in many places. It is more contagious and has a longer incubation period. short. As the summer vacation ends, the flow of people returning to Beijing continues to increase, and the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays will begin again, which will put Beijing's epidemic prevention and control work to the test.

Prevention and control pressure exists objectively, but a safe and stable environment must be maintained. Since the beginning of this year, Beijing has encountered unprecedented epidemic challenges. Now the situation is stabilizing and improving, and economic and social development has accelerated its recovery. There is not much window time left for us to benchmark against the annual development goals and tasks. The more every second counts to promote development and industries wait for no time, the more we must strictly guard against a rebound of the epidemic. It is also important to note that in the coming period, Beijing will still have to do service guarantee work for a series of major events such as the China Service Trade Fair and the Zhongguancun Forum. These major events are of great significance in promoting the capital's high-level opening up and stimulating innovation and development momentum. Strictly preventing the "breakdown" of the epidemic is not only related to the health of the general public, but also related to the work and life of each of us.

In an "open Greater Beijing", epidemic prevention and control will certainly not be easy. The first one is to conscientiously implement the epidemic prevention requirements and complete the prescribed actions without compromise. In view of the increasing risk of imported cases, we need to "grasp it with both hands" - on the one hand, we must be quick to investigate and control risks as soon as signs of the epidemic are discovered, and quickly block the chain of virus transmission; on the other hand, we must prepare for rainy days and strengthen civil aviation, railways, etc. The department has carried out remote verification and screening, strengthened information cross-checking with other provinces, regions and cities, and made every effort to prevent travelers from "bringing the epidemic to Beijing".

Epidemic prevention and control has a typical "short board effect". The strength of the prevention and control network depends on whether it can be interconnected and fulfill its responsibilities. Therefore, all enterprises and institutions must "watch their own doors and manage their own people" and urge business travelers to report truthfully and act in accordance with the regulations; communities must be on the front line of epidemic prevention and control and strictly implement code scanning and temperature measurement. Regular measures such as registration and nucleic acid testing must be carried out; individuals must be responsible for their own health, insist on not traveling to medium- and high-risk areas, wear masks regularly when going out, maintain social distance, and proactively report after entering Beijing. By self-pressurizing every link, the negative impact of the epidemic can be minimized, and the production and living environment can become safer and more stable.