(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Urumqi: Basically controlled the risk of clustered epidemics, the daily nucleic acid testing capacity is expected to reach 600,000 copies
China News Service, Urumqi, July 22 (Reporter Sun Tingwen and Zhao Yamin) On the 22nd, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held a press conference for the fifth time to report on the current situation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Urumqi and its prevention and control work.
Rui Baoling, director of the Urumqi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that from the perspective of global and national epidemic development and epidemiological laws, the new crown epidemic cannot be cleared overnight. After the outbreak, Urumqi City adopted strict control measures. The general public actively cooperated to stay at home, reducing the chance of personnel movement and cross-infection, and basically controlling the risk of clustered epidemics.
According to her, with the improvement of Urumqi's nucleic acid detection capabilities and the continuous expansion of the detection range, some cases and asymptomatic infections that have not been detected in the previous period are being identified and detected. At present, these cases have been reported as required as soon as possible, and centralized treatment, so Urumqi City's epidemic notification data on the 22nd has increased.
Urumqi's daily nucleic acid testing capacity is expected to reach 600,000 copies on the 22nd. Photo by Zhao Yamin
It is reported that from 0:00 to 24:00 on July 21, there were 9 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 14 cases of asymptomatic infection in Urumqi. As of 24:00 on July 21, there are 62 confirmed cases and 69 asymptomatic infections in Urumqi.
Rui Baoling said that with the further increase in nucleic acid testing, some cases and asymptomatic infections may be screened out. "From the perspective of epidemic prevention and control, the discovery of these cases is beneficial to us, because it shows that the source of infection has been discovered in time, and the close contacts related to them have also been included in medical observation in time, so that we can win in the shortest time. This fight against the epidemic has laid a solid foundation."
She also said that the new coronavirus nucleic acid test is essential for early clinical detection, early reporting, early isolation, and early treatment. It is a key technical support for effective prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and is also the current "gold standard" for new crown virus testing.
Rui Baoling, director of the Urumqi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that with the further increase in nucleic acid testing, some cases and asymptomatic infections may be screened out. Photo by Zhao Yamin
When answering a reporter’s question, she said that the 5:1 mixed collection method adopted in Urumqi City, that is, five people are divided into one group, and the upper respiratory tract specimens (including oropharyngeal swabs or nasopharyngeal swabs, etc.) In the sampling tube, perform 1 laboratory test. When conducting mixed sampling, the staff pay special attention to the registration of personnel information to ensure that the sample number and the tested object can be traced back. If a positive specimen is found in the mixed sample, the Urumqi CDC will register according to the sample information and quickly find relevant personnel for re-sampling and screening. If the retest result is abnormal, the Urumqi CDC will handle it according to the procedure.
Shang Yulan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Urumqi Municipal Government, reported that Urumqi, in accordance with the order of “focus first, then general”, the city’s nucleic acid testing was first carried out in the two high-risk areas of Tianshan District and Shayibake District, and then fully rolled out. . All units in the city are included in the detection range of the community where they are located, and comprehensive implementation is carried out district by district (county), street (management committee), community (village).
She said that on July 21, the nucleic acid testing in Tianshan District had ended, and 345,419 samples were sampled in Shaybak District on that day. As of 24:00 on July 21, Urumqi City has sampled 1,037,548 people.
According to her, in order to improve its testing capabilities, Xinjiang has established a provincial-level leadership cadre contracting responsibility system, one provincial leader contracting a testing agency, and a municipal leader connecting, establishing a liaison system, strengthening field supervision, and fully tapping potential. Expand capacity and try our best to improve the testing capabilities of testing institutions. At the same time, continuously improve the work flow, optimize the detection methods, increase the detection equipment, strive to improve the proficiency of the operators, and accelerate the detection speed of the various detection institutions. So far, a total of 24 nucleic acid testing institutions have participated in the testing work. With the strong support of 10 fraternal provinces and cities medical teams, the daily nucleic acid testing capacity of Urumqi is expected to reach 600,000 on the 22nd. (Finish)