(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Nucleic acid testing for all employees in Wuhan under high temperature: race against time to stop the virus
China News Service, Wuhan, August 5th, title: Directly hit the nucleic acid test of all employees in Wuhan under high temperature: race against time to stop the virus
China News Agency reporter Ma Furong
It is the hottest time of the year.
Wuhan, a nationwide nucleic acid test is racing against time.
A reporter from China News Agency saw a blue tent lined up at a sampling site in Wuhan Donghu Road community on the 5th, divided into a waiting area, an information registration area, and a sampling area.
Residents scanned the code to measure the temperature and entered the site. After swiping their ID card registration information, a group of 10 people were guided to the sampling area by the staff.
From August 2 to August 3, Wuhan reported a total of 12 local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 8 local asymptomatic infections, all of which were related to the confirmed cases in Huaian, Jiangsu.
In order to effectively control the epidemic, Wuhan initiated nucleic acid testing for all employees on August 3, and it is expected that nucleic acid testing for the city's over 10 million people will be completed by August 6.
It is reported that as of the evening of the 4th, Wuhan has set up 2,820 sampling points, and more than 18,000 medical staff and staff have been involved in on-site sampling.
At the same time, an expert team composed of experts in the fields of laboratory testing, biosafety, epidemiology, clinical medicine, etc. will be organized to guide all staff in the area of nucleic acid testing.
The summer heat was scorching and the sun was scorching, and the sampling nurses wore protective clothing and goggles, all focused on being busy.
The ice cubes placed around them are eye-catching.
"This is for cooling." Ding Huihong, a nurse in charge of the medical examination center of Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, who is in charge of the Donghu Road community sampling site, said frankly that the hot weather is the biggest challenge currently facing nucleic acid testing.
According to Ding Huihong, the protective clothing is not breathable, and in an outdoor environment with a high temperature of over 30°C, the whole body will get soaked in a short while.
To this end, the hospital carried out heatstroke prevention training in the early stage. During the sampling process, the medical escorts were given ice and water to dispel the heat, and the work time was reduced as much as possible. The duty was rotated every one and a half hours. At the same time, doctors were arranged on-site to handle emergencies at any time.
Wu Yanyan, a resident of Donghu Road community, told reporters that the weather was hot, and in order to reduce the waiting time of residents in line, the community organized residents to go there in groups.
During the nucleic acid detection process, there is staff guidance, and the whole process is orderly and fast.
Wu Yanyan found many children in the inspection team, as well as elderly people with limited mobility.
"The government gave an order to cooperate with all men, women and children. I was touched by the Wuhan people's awareness of fighting the epidemic." Wu Yanyan said that she originally planned to take her 7-year-old son to Beihai during the summer vacation. After the outbreak, she responded to the call and handled it. Refund.
The reporter found in the interview that some high-tech applications in the nucleic acid test for all employees have also added confidence to the fight against the epidemic.
On the 5th, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University "opened" a new coronavirus nucleic acid detection mobile laboratory into the nucleic acid detection site.
The laboratory is mounted on a yellow light bus, with 3 windows including manual sampling, robotic sampling, and transfer window, 12 testing instruments and a 5G detection direct reporting system, which can achieve on-the-go pick-up and inspection, and can complete 600 per day. The test results will be issued in 45 minutes.
"The sooner the test is completed and the hidden cases are detected, the more helpful it will be to control the epidemic sooner." Cai Lin, deputy dean of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, said that everyone can work together to defeat the virus again.
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