(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Newsletter: People who insist on the "front-end" of imported epidemics abroad
Chinanews, Chongqing, October 23, report title: People who insist on the "front-end" of overseas epidemic input
China News Service reporter Han Lu
The arrival hall of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport was brightly lit at 1 am on the 23rd, and the air smelled of disinfectant water.
More than 20 customs staff at the customs inspection site at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport have put on protective clothing and are waiting for the international flight from Manchester, UK to arrive in Chongqing.
With the resumption of international flights, the arrival and departure hall of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport has gradually resumed its former busyness.
After the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has entered the normalization stage, "foreign defense import" has become a long-term task.
The arrival hall of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport has also become the forefront of strict prevention of the import of overseas epidemics.
At 1:30 a.m. on the 23rd, the HU7954 flight operated by Hainan Airlines arrived at the airport.
Although there are no incoming passengers on this flight, the 15 crew members still need to go through the whole process of sanitation and quarantine when they disembark and enter the country.
It is understood that since Chongqing initiated Level I response to major public health emergencies on January 24, all passengers and crew members of inbound flights must undergo joint inspections by customs, border inspections, and health.
The picture shows the flow adjustment area in the customs immigration hall of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport.
Photo courtesy of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Customs
"Do you have symptoms of dry cough and chest tightness? Have you been in contact with people with similar symptoms recently?" In the entry health and quarantine area of the customs, after Li Tao, the second-level organizer of the Second Division of Travel Inspection of Chongqing Airport Customs, conducted a temperature test on a crew member , Began a detailed epidemiological investigation.
"Customs is mainly responsible for aircraft boarding quarantine, epidemiological investigations, and nucleic acid testing for entry personnel. It is the'first pass' to prevent overseas imports." Li Tao told reporters from Chinanews.com that after the landing of the inbound flight, customs officers will conduct boarding. For quarantine, every incoming passenger must undergo health and quarantine links such as body temperature testing, entry health declaration card verification, epidemiological investigation, and nucleic acid testing.
Since April this year, with the resumption of work and production and the increase of chartered flights, the entry health and quarantine team of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Customs has expanded to more than 150 people.
"We will formulate targeted health and quarantine measures based on the epidemic situation of each flight's origin, passenger composition, etc." Chen Jiajia, Section Chief of the Second Section of Passenger Inspection at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, told a reporter from Chinanews.com to carry 150 passengers For example, from the boarding check to the passenger’s entry and transfer to the next department, about 50 customs staff in protective clothing are required. “We have all the staff who do nucleic acid testing for passengers. Relevant medical background and professional sampling and protection training."
The picture shows the customs of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport taking nasopharyngeal swabs for incoming passengers.
Photo courtesy of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Customs
“I used to feel regretful that medical students were not being doctors. But now I feel that even if I’m not a doctor, I don’t have a doctor.” Hu Jingkun, 28, is a customs officer at the Second Department of Travel Inspection of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport and graduated from Beihua University Preventive Medicine. As a professional, his main job now is to conduct epidemiological investigations for inbound passengers, nucleic acid testing, blood sampling and transfer fever passengers to designated hospitals.
From wearing the uniforms of customs officers at work to now wearing protective clothing, Hu Jingkun admitted frankly that he "has had an adaptation period."
"Although I have learned to draw blood, I have never done it with three layers of gloves. (In this case) it is almost impossible to touch the blood vessels." Hu Jingkun shook his hand to the reporter and said, "You can only rely on observation. And feeling."
Strict disinfection measures also made Hu Jingkun "impressed".
"Personal protective clothing can be worn in about 5 minutes after the operation is proficient, but it takes 10 minutes to take off. Because it takes one layer to eliminate the poison, it is relatively slow. At the beginning, you have to wash two or three times in the bath every day after get off work. The smell of disinfectant water."
The picture shows the personal decontamination by the customs staff of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport.
Photo courtesy of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Customs
At 4 o'clock in the morning, 15 crew members will be transported by the transfer vehicle to the designated isolation location for isolation after completing a series of registration and inspections.
At this time, Li Tao and Hu Jingkun's work is not over, they have to carry out the final disinfection work.
“In addition to daily disinfection in our entry health and quarantine area, we also implement every shift of “real inspection and elimination”. After each entry flight completes the health quarantine, terminal disinfection will be carried out.” Li Tao told reporters after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia , Chongqing Customs sent a health and quarantine expert team to Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Customs to give guidance and training to all customs staff.
Special training has been given to putting on and taking off protective clothing, personal cleaning and disinfection, and disinfection of each area of the entry and exit hall. “Now we still conduct professional training on safety protection once or twice a month.”
The Chongqing Municipal Health Commission issued a notice on the 23rd, stating that from 0 to 24:00 on the 22nd, Chongqing reported 2 new confirmed cases of imported new coronary pneumonia from Nepal.
This is Hu Jingkun's flight for quarantine treatment.
When he reposted the message in the WeChat Moments, he wrote: "Keep a gate and protect a city."