[Commentary] At the invitation of the Ministry of Health of the Ministry of Health of Thailand, on May 20, China (Shanxi), Singapore and Thailand adopted public health measures and practices on the prevention and containment of new coronary pneumonia, as well as the relaxation of blockade measures and other topics. Experience sharing.
Shanxi Province is an important energy base in China and has close cooperation with international cooperation and exchanges. Up to now, 134 local cases and 64 imported cases reported in the province have been cured and discharged, and 6 cases of asymptomatic infection have been released from medical observation and isolation. In the meantime, Shanxi continued to carry out international cooperation and exchanges for epidemic prevention and control, and shared experience in the treatment of integrated Chinese and Western medicine.
At the sharing meeting on the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin of Thailand introduced that the local “Public Health Emergency Action Center” was established and declared a state of emergency nationwide.
Singapore ’s National Infectious Diseases Center clinical director and senior consultant Su An Huasu said that in order to control the spread of the epidemic, Singapore also implemented blockade measures.
[Same period] Su An Huasu, clinical director and senior consultant of Singapore National Center for Infectious Diseases: People who return to Singapore must abide by the two-week quarantine. The quarantine can be at home or a government-established isolation center. Wearing masks in Singapore on April 14 has also become a rule. If you have to go out, you must wear a mask. When you go out, we also remind the Chinese that only those who really need to go out, (purchase) the necessities, can go out, otherwise, we encourage everyone To comply, do not go out at will.
[Explanation] In this war against the epidemic, grassroots forces are indispensable. More than 1.04 million rural health volunteers in Thailand continue to track close contacts of patients and actively seek out local infected persons; Shanxi uses grid management and big data to take villages, communities and units as the basic unit to live in affected areas Personnel with history and contact history are included in management.
At present, Shanxi has clarified the normalized prevention and control strategy, strengthened the construction of nucleic acid detection capacity, and implemented refined prevention and control through the mobile phone "health code".
[Same period] Wu Jin, director of the Shanxi Provincial Health Commission: Normalized prevention and control is both an urgent task and a long-term strategy. We believe that normalized prevention and control is not all liberalization or strictness, but gradually and orderly prevention and control of the epidemic The model shifts from national prevention and control to professional prevention and control, and from emergency to normalized prevention and control, with more emphasis on cost-effective optimization.
[Same period] Su An Huasu, clinical director and senior consultant of the National Infectious Disease Center of Singapore: After two to three weeks of observation, the government announced that our circuit breaker (blocking measure) will be extended until June 1, the government yesterday Just announced, slowly, carefully and slowly.
【Explanation】 Thailand calls on the public to avoid going to crowded areas. Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin said that all Thai departments must adapt to the new lifestyle with patience and sacrifice to prevent new outbreaks of new pneumonia.
[Same period] Wu Jin, director of the Shanxi Provincial Health Commission: The epidemic has no borders, a village on the earth. The current multi-point outbreaks and rapid spread of New Coronary Pneumonia in the world can only be effectively handled by the international community through concerted efforts, solidarity and cooperation, and mutual learning. This is a global health care crisis. Common mission and responsibility.
Reporter Qu Lixia from Taiyuan, Shanxi
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]