China News Service, Urumqi, July 26 (Reporter Sun Tingwen and Zhao Yamin) The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Press Office held a ninth press conference on the 26th to report on the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Urumqi and its prevention and control work.

  At the press conference, a reporter asked “What role does Chinese medicine play in the treatment of this epidemic?” Li Fengsen, deputy director of the designated hospital for new coronary pneumonia medical treatment in Xinjiang, replied that since the emergence of new coronary pneumonia in Urumqi, Xinjiang The new crown epidemic medical treatment expert team gave full play to the unique advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, and the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine participated in the rescue work as soon as possible.

  Li Fengsen said that Xinjiang will be deeply involved in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia with traditional Chinese medicine in the whole process of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. In the early stage, the use rate of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of new coronary pneumonia in Xinjiang was about 93%. The participation of traditional Chinese medicine in this (Urumqi) epidemic has reached 100%. It has achieved good results in improving the mild, common and severe clinical symptoms of new coronary pneumonia. At the same time, he paid attention to the prevention of complications related to new coronary pneumonia, which was praised and welcomed by patients.

  According to him, the State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism to respond to the new crown pneumonia epidemic immediately sent domestic first-class Chinese medicine experts to guide Xinjiang Chinese medicine experts, using the Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment recommended in the seventh edition of the “New Coronavirus Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Plan” issued by the National Health Commission. The prescription-Qingfei Paidu Decoction for treatment, this prescription has been fully clinically verified in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia in many places in China.

  It is reported that the Xinjiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine has recruited 36 TCM and integrated TCM physicians with rich clinical experience into designated medical treatment hospitals to participate in TCM diagnosis and treatment of new coronary pneumonia, improving the clinical efficacy of TCM intervention, so that patients can receive adequate and high Quality Chinese medicine treatment.

  In addition, Guan Wenlong, deputy director of the designated hospital for new coronary pneumonia medical treatment in Xinjiang, said that from the experience of treating new coronary pneumonia cases, the psychology of patients with new coronary pneumonia will be affected to varying degrees. Therefore, in addition to medical treatment of patients, psychological intervention is also very important. The Xinjiang New Coronary Pneumonia designated treatment hospitals, based on the specific conditions of the patients, recruited excellent psychologists as soon as possible to conduct psychological evaluation and intervention for patients with new coronary pneumonia as soon as possible.

  He also reminded that the new coronary pneumonia is preventable and curable, and the public should avoid excessive anxiety and blind panic, maintain normal life patterns, cooperate with the implementation of prevention and control measures, strengthen personal self-protection, and pay attention to their own health. It is necessary to maintain a regular diet, balanced nutrition, and exercise moderately to improve immunity. (Finish)