News 1+1丨Has the outbreaks of Heilongjiang and Hebei coming to an end?
Yesterday (February 7) 0-24 o'clock, 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities had no newly confirmed local cases.
This is the first time since December 17, 2020, that 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities have no new confirmed cases.
Has this round of local epidemics been effectively controlled?
"News 1+1" connected with the director of the Emergency Office of the Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the epidemiological expert teacher Jian, and the CCTV reporter Yang Yang of the central station for joint attention.
Shijiazhuang Railway Station restarted the entry channel, based on what?
Shijian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention: On January 2, Shijiazhuang discovered the first case of this year, and the number of cases rose rapidly within a few days.
In accordance with the needs of epidemic prevention and control, we cut off communication with the outside world. This is also to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
In recent days, Hebei has had no new local confirmed cases for 4 consecutive days.
According to the need for precise prevention and control, from February 8th, Gaocheng District was reduced to medium risk, Xinle City and Nangong City were reduced to low risk. At present, except for Gaocheng District, Hebei Province is at low risk.
Based on the above considerations, we have also opened up external traffic channels. In particular, it is now recommended that the masses can flow in an orderly manner and the railway stations can also be gradually opened.
Hebei has no new local confirmed cases for 4 consecutive days. Is the epidemic coming to an end?
Shi Jian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention: This round of the epidemic started with the report of 1 case on January 2, and the number of cases has shown a rapid upward trend.
On January 6, it reached a single-day report of more than 100 cases of confirmed and asymptomatic cases, and then there was a short drop.
From January 6th to 16th, they were all in a period of high volatility; after the 16th, the number of reported cases dropped significantly, especially after January 25th, the number of reported cases per day was less than 10 cases.
Since February, there have been zero new infections and no new asymptomatic infections on a few days, which also shows the trend of cases.
We carried out on-site epidemiological investigations as soon as possible, locked down the range of close contacts and close contacts, and timely adopted centralized isolation medical observation and control measures to effectively control the spread of the epidemic.
At present, the close contacts and the close contacts of the close contacts in some isolated observation sites have been effectively controlled, and no scattered cases have been found in the community, which also shows that the early prevention and control have achieved good results.
It should be said that this wave of epidemics is now at an end stage.
The whole Gaocheng district is reduced to medium risk. What are the reasons for the risk reduction?
Shi Jian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention: This round of the epidemic has several characteristics: the proportion of rural cases is relatively high, and the local areas are highly clustered.
For example, near Zengcun Town in Gaocheng District, the incidence of cases accounted for more than 80% of the entire epidemic.
Therefore, the current round of the epidemic in Hebei is mainly concentrated in Shijiazhuang and Xingtai, but the Shijiazhuang epidemic is mainly concentrated in Gaocheng District, and the epidemic in Gaocheng District is mainly concentrated in Zengcun Town, which is the core focus.
Today we have reduced the entire Gaocheng District from a high-risk area to a medium-risk area. This is also based on the fact that there are several key villages in Gaocheng District. At that time, because of the serious epidemic situation, we implemented a whole village relocation and moved to another place for centralized isolation management.
Gaocheng District is reduced to medium risk, how long will it take to control high risk in some areas?
Shi Jian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention: After the "14+7" quarantine period expires and the conditions for returning home are met, we will take care of the three most serious villages in Xiaoguozhuang, Liujiazuo, and Nanqiaozhai in advance. Public facilities and all villagers’ families are disinfected to create a clean environment for villagers to return home.
Today, we have reduced the entire Gaocheng District from a high-risk area to a medium-risk area, but for the sake of insurance, we have listed several villages as key control areas, and first strengthened management of these towns according to high risks.
Of course, we will also dynamically monitor, based on the facts, it is possible to adjust its risk level at any time.
The train station restarts, is it reliable to return to Shijiazhuang for the New Year?
Shi Jian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention: In the early stage of the epidemic prevention and control in Hebei Province, a relatively good effect has been achieved, but I still want to remind everyone not to be careless. We still encourage everyone to celebrate the New Year on the spot. It is necessary to avoid travel, reduce mobility, and reduce gatherings. This is also to consolidate our previous achievements in epidemic prevention.
As the Spring Festival is approaching, what are the suggestions for the citizens of Shijiazhuang?
Shi Jian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Compared with the previous stage of closed management, everyone can relax a bit, and in particular can rest assured to carry out some routine life.
Such as going out shopping.
But I would like to remind everyone that you should plan your trip as much as possible. If you are taking public transportation, you must wear a mask and bring a disinfectant tissue or hand sanitizer with you.
If you are going out shopping, try your best to plan in advance, reduce shopping time, and try to go to regular shopping malls and large supermarkets. It is recommended to choose scan code payment or swipe card payment when shopping to reduce the chance of direct payment.
Pay attention to common sense of hygiene, such as opening windows frequently for ventilation, maintaining good health, eating a reasonable amount, exercising moderately, and enhancing resistance.
Is it possible for Shijiazhuang to open cinemas and other public entertainment venues in the near future?
Shi Jian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention: The specific measures for prevention and control are dynamic assessment and analysis based on the development of the epidemic.
Under moderate circumstances, it may be gradually released, but it will also be carried out in an orderly manner. It will not immediately open to a state of high concentration of people. It is still necessary to properly control it, and I hope everyone will have a peaceful Spring Festival.
Heilongjiang has lowered the risk level frequently, what will happen after the lowering?
CCTV reporter Yang Yang: I am now in the Qunli New Town community in Harbin, where the risk was reduced from medium to low risk at noon on the 7th.
You can see that there are two changes:
The change in measures. Before this community had confirmed cases, all residents stayed at home for 7 days and could not leave their homes or the community. In a community without confirmed cases, residents could leave their homes, but they were not allowed to leave the community.
After the risk level is lowered to low risk today, all residents of this community can enter and exit normally; entering the community only needs to scan the code, measure the temperature, and wear a mask, and now all 11 entrances and exits of the community have been opened.
Changes in mood, now residents can leave the community, leave their homes, and feel better.
In addition, we can see that there are a lot of red lanterns, there is some New Year atmosphere, and I just found that many people go home with big bags and small bags, you can feel that the risk is downgraded, everyone is preparing Such a mood for the Spring Festival.
What is the current situation of people who have been transferred to quarantine from key villages in Wangkui County? Can you go home for the New Year? If you still want to quarantine, how will you pass this year?
CCTV reporter Yang Yang: In the past few days, villagers from Huiqi Village, Wangkui County, who were previously quarantined, have returned to the village.
As of the 8th, a total of 447 people have returned to the village, and some villagers will return home in the future.
Before returning, the local government will carry out several uniform killings of the village, and will also prepare some supplies.
Although they have gone home, they still cannot go out according to the current local prevention and control measures, so they must ensure that they have sufficient supplies for the Spring Festival.
There are still some villagers who are supposed to spend the Spring Festival in a centralized isolation point. For these people, the local area has now made preparations.
For example, on the day of the Spring Festival, each person is given a Spring Festival gift package, which may contain some peanuts, melon seeds, candies, and fruits that are always prepared for the New Year. At the same time, they will be sent New Year greetings via WeChat or phone on the same day.
In addition, during the Lunar New Year’s Eve, the first day, the second day, and the third day, the food and beverage standards of the quarantine hotel should be improved.
After all, New Year has to feel like the New Year, even if you celebrate the New Year in an isolated hotel, you should also feel the blessings of the New Year.
Two consecutive Japanese confirmed cases in Heilongjiang have zero new cases. Is the epidemic coming to an end?
CCTV reporter Yang Yang: It should be viewed from two directions-firstly, the number of newly-added local confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections for two consecutive days is zero. This is indeed a positive trend.
Also, on February 6th, all critically ill patients in the Heilongjiang New Coronary Pneumonia Treatment Center were also cleared, which is also a positive trend.
But we should also realize that zero growth does not mean zero risk.
When we interviewed Yu Kaijiang, the leader of the Heilongjiang Provincial Epidemic Prevention and Control Group's expert rescue team, his judgment is that the Heilongjiang epidemic is at the end of the epidemic, but at this time there are several points that should be aware of-as of 24:00 on February 7, Heilongjiang There are still 350 confirmed cases and 320 asymptomatic infections. Is it possible for asymptomatic infections to become confirmed cases? This is a risk point. In addition, it is understood that Harbin is still conducting nucleic acid testing. Will there be new growth, will there be new risk points, this cannot be relaxed.
There is an old saying in China, "The key to making baskets and baskets is to close the mouth." Therefore, we cannot relax our vigilance. We cannot say that the epidemic is over now. We must be cautious and approach the current situation of epidemic prevention and control in Heilongjiang objectively, calmly and rationally.