(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Differentiated visa issuance will be implemented according to the epidemic level of different countries

  China News Service, Beijing, March 21 (Reporter Li Chun) Feng Zijian, deputy director of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated in Beijing on the 21st that China will implement differentiated visa issuance according to the level of vaccination and epidemic situation in different countries, and pay attention to it at the same time. International progress of vaccine passports.

  The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council of China held a press conference in Beijing on the same day to introduce the safety and effectiveness of the new coronavirus vaccine.

  Feng Zijian said that the current global epidemic is still continuing, and the vaccination rate in China is still relatively low, and there is still a long way to go from a higher level of population immunity.

The entry of people from high-endemic areas or entry of goods still poses the risk of spreading within China.

Even if you have been infected in a high-endemic country, or have been vaccinated, this cannot completely avoid infection. Although the risk of disease will be greatly reduced, there is still a risk of re-infection.

  Feng Zijian pointed out that several mutated viruses that are of particular concern and concern have emerged overseas, and some mutated viruses have caused some impact on the protective effect of the vaccine. Taking these factors into account, China’s current normalized prevention and control work must continue to adhere to external prevention. The various measures for import and internal prevention of rebound are adjusted and optimized in an orderly manner according to the global epidemic situation and global vaccination situation, including the vaccination situation in China.

  He emphasized that in terms of foreign import prevention, China will continue to strictly implement remote prevention and control measures, complete sanitation and quarantine, centralized quarantine observation, and nucleic acid testing for entry personnel. For the time being, vaccinators will not be exempted from testing and isolation measures to effectively block the border. Illegal cross-border passages, and insist that the characters are on the same defense.

  "We will consider implementing differentiated policies for visa issuance, flights, and number of people entering the country based on the level of vaccination and epidemic situation in different countries. At the same time, we will pay attention to the international progress of vaccine passports. After domestic people reach a high level of immunization protection and become feasible, Then adjust the prevention and control measures in due course." Feng Zijian said.

  In terms of personal prevention and control, Feng Zijian said that before the population vaccination in China reaches a higher level of immune protection, the general public must still maintain awareness of preventing new crown infection and transmission, and do good personal hygiene habits. Whether or not vaccinated, gather in the crowd. Indoors or closed places still need to continue to wear masks, and follow the requirements of specific prevention and control measures in various regions.

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