China News Service, Chengdu, January 29 (Reporter Wang Peng) In the early morning of the 29th, the Chengdu East Railway Station ended passenger transportation on the first day of the Spring Festival. In the deserted waiting hall, the staff of the Chengdu Railway Disease Control Center dressed in protective clothing. Use cotton swabs to carefully sample the environment in areas such as seats and gates.

After a few hours, the station environment will be accurately assessed.

Passengers walked out of Chengdu Railway Station.

Photo by Zhang Lang

　　The 2021 Spring Festival Transport will officially start on January 28 and last for 40 days. This is also the first Spring Festival transport since China has entered normalized epidemic prevention and control.

Compared with previous years, this "non-epidemic" Spring Festival transport exhibits new characteristics of "reduction" and "prevention".

　　The Ministry of Transport of China disclosed on the 28th that during the Spring Festival this year, it is expected to send about 1.152 billion passengers, with an average of about 28.8 million passengers per day, a drop of more than 60% from 2019 and more than 20% from 2020.

Affected by the epidemic and local advocacy of "Chinese New Year in situ", the actual number of people is lower than estimated.

Killed at the scene of Chengdu East Railway Station.

Photo by Mao Lei

　　The reporter saw at Chengdu East Railway Station, the largest railway station in the southwest region on the 28th, that although it has entered the "Spring Festival Transport Time", there is no bustling crowd in the station square, and there is no queuing at the temperature measurement channel and the entrance. The waiting hall It also appears empty.

　　According to the data provided by Chengdu Railway Station, the overall passenger flow of each station within Chengdu Railway Station is expected to be 75.3% of 2019, reaching 7.713 million passengers.

　　"The'decrease' is not only reflected in the passenger flow, but also in the reduction of the gathering of passengers on the way." Chengdu East Railway Station Passenger Transport Duty Director You Jia said that this year is the first Spring Festival transport after the full implementation of e-tickets by the railway. Tickets and documents enter the station directly to board the bus, without having to exchange for paper tickets, and the queuing situation is greatly reduced.

　　In order to avoid the spread of the epidemic caused by the Spring Festival travel, all parts of China have advocated "New Year in situ" this year, which has become an important reason for the decrease in passenger flow.

The train attendants of the Chengdu Passenger Transport Section distribute "Love Epidemic Prevention Packages" to passengers.

Photo by Zhang Lizhen

　　"I am going to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Chengdu this year, and I will stagger home when the Spring Festival is over and people are not so crowded." Li Xin, who works in Chengdu, is from Jiangxi and travels frequently in domestic cities due to work needs. The itinerary is more complicated, and the epidemic situation is changing at any time. Safety is the first priority. During the Spring Festival, there will be no more chaos in the hometown.” He said with a smile.

　　During the Spring Festival this year, epidemic prevention and control is still the top priority.

The “Work Plan for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in Rural Areas in Winter and Spring” previously issued by the National Health Commission of China stated that some returnees must have a valid negative result of the new coronavirus nucleic acid test within 7 days.

　　The reporter learned from Chengdu Second People's Hospital on the 29th that with the opening of the Spring Festival, the number of nucleic acid tests in the hospital has increased.

"Recently, an average of 1,000 people come for nucleic acid testing every day. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes for each person, and a report will be issued the next day at the latest." A medical worker said.

　　The "prevention" of the Spring Festival this year is also reflected in all transportation links.

The reporter saw at Chengdu East Railway Station on the 28th that measures such as health codes, temperature measurement in stations, and environmental disinfection have become "standard equipment". Epidemic prevention personnel also check the handrails, handles, countertops, and seats in the station and train environment every day. Collect samples at key locations, carry out nucleic acid testing, and assess environmental conditions.

　　"Currently, the domestic epidemic is spreading more frequently. We dynamically adjust the monitoring plan on a daily basis according to the changes in the medium and high-risk areas." said Lu Sihan, deputy director of the Prevention and Control Office of the Chengdu Railway CDC. For example, after some areas of Shijiazhuang became high-risk areas, Increase the frequency of environmental nucleic acid monitoring for trains in the Shijiazhuang direction.

　　"Go home for the New Year", in Chinese memory, these four words mean warmth and reunion.

In this "non-epidemic" Spring Festival, perhaps the more important thing is safety.

As Li Xin, who decided to "Celebrate the New Year in situ", said, "The best year is when the family is in peace." (End)