Beijing: Why is the speed of large-scale nucleic acid testing faster and faster?

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 24　 -

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Junlu

　　"Xicheng nucleic acid testing is orderly, fast, and not easy!" "Community survey, nucleic acid testing speed is fast, the screening was completed last night, and the results were obtained this morning, and scientific and technological progress brought convenience." January 22-23, Beijing Dongcheng District and Xicheng District of the city carried out nucleic acid tests on residents and staff of units stationed in the district in batches.

As of 24:00 on the 23rd, large-scale nucleic acid testing in the two districts had already sampled 1.799 million people.

　　Aunt Feng, who lives in Chunshuyuan Community, Chunshu Street, Xicheng District, introduced that after buying vegetables on the morning of the 22nd, about 9 o'clock, the mobile phone received the "Notice on Carrying out Nucleic Acid Testing" from the official account of "Beijing Xicheng".

　　Relying on the unified platform of Beijing nucleic acid testing information, making an appointment through Beijing Healthbao is one of the biggest highlights of this east-west city nucleic acid testing.

In the past, large-scale nucleic acid testing was carried out. Residents needed to line up in the community in advance to collect the number, manually fill in detailed information such as ID number, mobile phone number, home address, etc., and then take the ID card and number strip to the nucleic acid testing site to receive test tubes and barcodes. , Queuing for nucleic acid detection.

　　During the testing process, the reporter saw at multiple testing points that most residents made online appointments in advance through Healthbao. On the spot, they only need to show the QR code for the appointment with their mobile phones, and the staff can scan the code to complete the information registration.

For those who have not made an appointment, the staff can quickly make an on-site appointment by scanning their ID card or entering their ID number.

　　At the nucleic acid sampling point in Chunshuyuan District, residents entered the sampling area to collect throat swabs in a group of 10 people using a "10:1 mixed sampling" method.

From scanning the code to completing the collection, the entire process only takes a few minutes.

　　“Massive data input for large-scale nucleic acid testing is the most time-consuming link for on-site staff. Scanning codes replaces manual registration, which is faster, more accurate and convenient.” Li Jie, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Dashilan Street, Xicheng District, introduced With the support of the Beijing Municipal Nucleic Acid Testing Information Unified Platform, this testing can realize the integrated management of the whole process of appointment, sampling, testing, and result query with Beijing Healthbao as the unified entrance and exit.

"The streets have prepared 5 vehicles, and once an hour, the samples will be quickly sent to the designated testing agency. The test results will be uploaded to the Beijing Healthbao back office in real time, and citizens can check the progress at any time, just as convenient as checking express logistics."

　　“Sampling was taken at 11 in the morning, and I received a text message from the Beijing Municipal Health Commission at 9 in the evening. The test result was negative and reminded me that I can log in to the health treasure to view the specific results. It is fast! I feel very confident!” Aunt Feng said.

　　"In layman's terms, the Beijing Municipal Nucleic Acid Testing Information Unified Platform is to use a health treasure, a code, a thermometer, a test tube, and a box, and finally send it to a laboratory to link up the entire nucleic acid testing process. ." said Zhang Hua, deputy head of the quarantine and testing working group of the Beijing New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Work Leading Group and deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission.

　　The realization of rapid detection is inseparable from the continuous improvement of detection capabilities and the continuous optimization of detection systems.

At present, Beijing has focused on building a total of 43 urban two-level nucleic acid testing bases and national public laboratories, and a total of 17 third-party testing agencies have been selected for cooperation. A total of 60 nucleic acid testing agencies constitute the backbone of Beijing’s large-scale nucleic acid testing. power".

　　In December 2020, Beijing carried out comprehensive drills on the "full elements" and "full processes" of nucleic acid testing in Dongcheng District, Haidian District and Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone to test emergency response capabilities for epidemic prevention and control, and test the Beijing Municipal Nucleic Acid Testing Information Unified Platform Application situation.

At present, the Beijing Municipal Nucleic Acid Testing Information Unified Platform can meet the normalized nucleic acid testing and short-term, large-scale nucleic acid testing requirements. It has the ability to perform large-scale nucleic acid testing of more than 2.5 million people per day in the city in emergency situations and the city’s 20 million nucleic acid testing report query capabilities , It has the comprehensive capabilities of making appointments for testing, paperless sampling, real-time data, and queryable results.

　　Li Jie introduced that as of the evening of the 23rd, Dashilan Street has completed sampling of more than 22,000 people. While doing a good job in residents testing, it has been widely publicized and launched to achieve full coverage of nucleic acid testing for staff in the area.