(Fighting against New Crown Pneumonia) 33 Days of Disease Control: 100 Days of Being the Invisible Guardian

　　Xinhua, Hangzhou, May 9th (by Zhang Yuhuan and Hu Dingyu) On the morning of the 9th, Zheng Lin, director of the Hangzhou West Lake District Disease Control Center, put on his work clothes and red vest and hurried out. On this day, his work was well-scheduled, guiding the community to kill and participate in campus emergency drills ... He has been fighting for 100 days, like a gyro that can't stop.

　　The time was set back to January 27, 2020. The West Lake District Disease Control Center Laboratory was approved to start the new crown virus nucleic acid testing, becoming the first district and county disease control center in Zhejiang Province to carry out the new crown virus nucleic acid testing. So far, Zheng Lin, who has been engaged in public health for 33 years, has entered a new stage in the battle with the new coronavirus.

　　"If it weren't for such a severe epidemic, this time, the disease control workers are guarding the safety of the people in an invisible place behind the scenes." For Zheng Lin, these hundred days became another unforgettable memory in his career .

Zheng Lin and the team supervised the hotel public places to implement epidemic prevention and control measures. Photo courtesy of interviewees

　　"Prepared before the outbreak occurred"

　　At the beginning of 2020, when the epidemic information kept coming, Zheng Lin, who had experienced SARS, was keenly aware that he might face another big "war epidemic".

　　"So we started to train all the staff in the middle and early January, and established a number of working groups including epidemic information monitoring, epidemic emergency treatment, material logistics support, etc., to prepare for the possible sudden outbreak "Zheng Lin said," It is the preparatory work in the early stage, which laid a good foundation for us to deal with the epidemic timely and effectively. "

　　On January 19, after receiving the first suspected patient epidemic report, the West Lake District Disease Control Center launched an emergency response plan and officially entered the state of wartime epidemic prevention.

　　What is the state of wartime, Zheng Lin described "too busy as a war".

　　"We have only 50 staff members in addition to temporary staff. We have to complete the epidemiological investigation of suspected patients and confirmed patients reported by designated hospitals in the province and the city every day. , Specimen collection and testing, 24-hour hotline answering, business guidance for epidemic prevention and control work in the jurisdiction, etc. In those days, everyone is in the "five plus two" white plus black "work mode, working day and night." Zheng Lin said.

　　Although his home is not far away from the unit, Zheng Lin has settled his home in the unit for nearly two months.

　　"Under the strong leadership of the government, with the joint efforts of relevant departments such as the CDC and all sectors of society, the West Lake District has contained the epidemic in just one month. There have been no local cases reported for more than two months. "Zheng Lin said.

Work photo of Zheng Lin. Photo courtesy of interviewees

"Epidemiological investigation is the key to stop the epidemic"

　　From the end of February to the beginning of March, as the epidemic situation stabilized and progressed in an orderly manner, the work of Zheng Lin and the center also turned to "internal anti-rebound and external anti-input".

　　"It's too late to relax. As the number of inbound people starts to increase, the work pressure of the CDC continues to increase." Zheng Lin said that an epidemiological investigation report requires that it be issued as soon as possible within 24 hours. He and the team What is done is to investigate the epidemiological history of the input personnel in the shortest time.

　　"This work seems simple, but it is very important, and the requirements for investigators are also very high. Not only does it require solid professional skills, but also a strong sense of responsibility and interpersonal communication patience." Zheng Lin said, "If some key information If it is missed, the source of the infection, the trajectory of the operation, and the close contacts of the patient will not be clarified, which may lead to loopholes in the prevention and control measures.

　　It is the biggest headache for overseas importers to fail to provide the travel trajectory and close contact with personnel information. "At this time, we need to verify in multiple ways to see if the information is true. At the same time, we will cooperate with the towns and public security departments of the territory, and use big data to verify the information."

　　In order to promote the enterprise to resume work as soon as possible, Zheng Lin and the team rushed to the major enterprises to guide the enterprise to formulate the epidemic prevention and control work plan and emergency outbreak emergency plan to help solve the actual problems encountered.

　　"The school is also a key place for epidemic prevention and control." Zheng Lin said that for the school, which is a relatively dense and relatively closed place, he worked closely with the team and the education department to guide the establishment of various prevention and control systems, requiring one person per table One file is on file to help the safe return to school.

　　As of April 30, the West Lake District CDC had dispatched 5,359 emergency epidemic prevention personnel, carried out epidemiological investigations and completed 286 cases of translocation reports; 3031 samples of viral nucleic acid tests; the disinfection area of ​​the site reached 35,820 square meters; 132 times of guidance on prevention and control of reinstatement.

　"Love is the reason for persistence"

　　Recalling his 33 years of experience in the industry, Zheng Lin admitted that he can stick to the disease prevention and control position for so many years, which stems from his dedication and love for public health.

　　He said that in the eyes of many people, public health doctors do not "cure people's diseases" like clinicians, and the results are immediate; they are more "cure people from the disease" and prevent people from "invisible" places. The occurrence and spread of disease.

　　"The better we do our work, the easier it is for people to 'ignore' our existence." Zheng Lin said, "This is a value orientation that needs to be corrected. Since the founding of New China, the average life expectancy of Chinese residents has increased by several decades, mainly One of the reasons is the great development of public health. The better the prevention and control of diseases, the fewer people get sick and the higher the quality of life. "

　　Disease control, now an obscure occupation, is gradually becoming known. Due to its outstanding performance in epidemic prevention work, the West Lake District Disease Control Center collectively won the May 1 Labor Certificate of Hangzhou. Zheng Lin is proud of the collective award and feels a great responsibility.

　　He admitted that the disease control work is still facing the problem of insufficient talents. "The more grass-roots, the more prominent the shortcomings in talents." He wanted to tell young people that joining the public health cause, the social value created is "invisible" and Endless. It is also a kind of achievement and happiness to protect one's peace in the "invisible" place. (Finish)