How to prevent the epidemic during the Spring Festival, what to pay attention to when traveling or staying at home

  Author:本报记者袁Yu Fei

"Guangming Daily" (February 11, 2021 03 edition)

[Authoritative release]

  In the past week, there have been no new local confirmed and suspected cases nationwide for 3 consecutive days, and the current local confirmed cases have declined for 15 consecutive days. This round of cluster epidemics in relevant provinces has been effectively controlled.

The new crown virus vaccination work for key populations is progressing smoothly. As of 24:00 on February 9, 40.52 million doses of vaccination have been reported nationwide.

  However, with the increase in the movement and gathering of people during the Spring Festival, the risk of the spread of the epidemic in my country has increased, and we still cannot relax our vigilance.

On February 10, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference on service guarantees and epidemic prevention and control during the Spring Festival, and answered questions about how to travel and other people's concerns.

  How about the opening of domestic tourist attractions during the Spring Festival?

How to travel during the holidays?

According to statistics, during the Spring Festival, during the Spring Festival, except for the seasonal closure of tourist attractions in some northern regions and the temporary closure of individual regions due to epidemic prevention and control requirements, Hou Zhengang, a first-level inspector of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, introduced that 80% of the country’s A-level tourist attractions The normal opening up has basically achieved "open as much as possible."

A-level tourist attractions in various regions will follow the principle of "limitation, appointment, and peak shifting" to do an orderly work on the opening of the scenic area to ensure the tourism and leisure needs of the people during the Spring Festival holiday.

  Hou Zhengang said: “If you travel, you must never relax your safety precautions. Enhance awareness of epidemic prevention, rationally arrange your itinerary, insist on non-essential non-flowing, non-essential non-arrangement of outbound tourism, and refrain from traveling to domestic high-risk areas to reduce unnecessary travel.

  Hou Zhengang said that it is necessary to raise awareness of prevention and pay attention to personal protection.

During the trip, you must abide by the epidemic prevention and control regulations of the travel origin and destination, do a good job of self-protection, wear masks, wash your hands frequently, gather less, and ventilate frequently, and develop the good habit of "one meter noodle".

  During the Spring Festival this year, people may stay at home for a long time. What safety issues should be paid special attention to at home?

  According to Wang Quan, director of the emergency department of Beijing Children's Hospital, based on the experience of the emergency department, the following safety issues should be paid attention to: First, we should beware of gas poisoning, which is carbon monoxide poisoning, and use gas and stoves correctly to ensure indoor ventilation.

Do not light a charcoal brazier or eat charcoal hot pot in a confined space, and do not stay in a confined car for a long time.

Secondly, the home must store home medicines and disinfectants.

Wang Quan reminded, “Parents must keep medicines out of the reach of their children. The home should regularly clean out expired medicines and store medicines for adults and children separately.”

  "For the long Spring Festival holiday, it is recommended to maintain good work and rest habits, ensure adequate sleep, reasonable meals, strengthen exercise, and pay attention to personal protection." Wang Quan said.

(Our newspaper, Beijing, February 10, by our reporter Yuan Yufei)