(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Fuzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Helps Fight the "epidemic"

  China News Service, Fuzhou, March 22 (Liu Kegeng and Li Hui) The Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine revealed on the 22nd that in the past few days, entrusted by the Fuzhou Municipal Health and Health Commission, the hospital's traditional Chinese medicine experts have responded to the symptoms and symptoms of the new coronavirus pneumonia at this stage. The seasonal characteristics of Fuzhou, combined with the experience of Chinese medicine for epidemic prevention in Wuhan, Yichang in 2020 and Putian in 2021, scientific research and judgment, rigorous formulation of prescriptions, and urgent production of anti-epidemic Chinese medicine granules to help fight the "epidemic".

  On March 19, 1,200 doses of anti-epidemic Chinese medicine granules urgently produced by Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were delivered to the centralized isolation point in Cangshan District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, adding to the close contact, sub-close contact, key population and staff of the isolation point. "Anti-epidemic clothing" conveys benevolence and faith.

Chinese pharmacists in Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine prepared traditional Chinese medicines for epidemic prevention according to prescriptions.

Photo courtesy of Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  On the evening of March 20, the hospital prepared 1,200 doses of anti-epidemic Chinese medicine granules and rushed them to Minhou County, Fujian Province to support epidemic prevention and control.

Boxes of granules were delivered to Minhou County's centralized isolation medical observers and front-line staff of epidemic prevention and control in a timely manner, putting on a piece of "armor" and adding "kinetic energy" to them.

  Zheng Lisheng, vice president of Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that after the outbreak in Fujian, the hospital quickly responded to the unified deployment of higher-level departments, and actively supported Quanzhou and Fuzhou epidemic prevention and control while strengthening the normalized epidemic prevention and control of the hospital.

Members of the Nucleic Acid Sampling Emergency Team of Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine took nucleic acid samples for citizens in Xiangyuan Street, Fuzhou.

Photo courtesy of Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  On March 13, the hospital sent a technician in charge of the laboratory department to assist Quanzhou in the night.

In the early morning of March 16, the hospital assembled a nucleic acid sampling commando consisting of 10 medical staff to support Jinjiang, Quanzhou.

  On March 19, Fuzhou issued an important notice of "doing all the inspections" and not missing a single person. The hospital acted upon the order and urgently called for 63 medical personnel to form a nucleic acid collection emergency team and rushed to Xiangyuan Street in Fuzhou to be responsible for 29 hospitals across the country. About 46,000 people at the collection point have been working on nucleic acid collection.

The anti-epidemic Chinese medicine granules from Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were delivered to the centralized isolation point in Cangshan District, Fuzhou.

Photo courtesy of Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  On March 20, the hospital dispatched another 34-person nucleic acid collection emergency team to support nucleic acid testing in the Gulou District; three batches of 5 inspection personnel were selected to support the nucleic acid testing of the Fuzhou City Nucleic Acid Testing Base.

The Nucleic Acid Sampling Commando team supporting Jinjiang also moved to Fuzhou. After completing the collection tasks in Xin'an Village and Liufeng Village in Gaishan Town, they went to Cangshan District for the second round of nucleic acid sampling.

  Fuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the only public third-class Chinese medicine hospital in Fuzhou. It was formerly known as Fujian Buddhist Hospital. It was established in 1947 by the former Beiyang Navy Chief Sa Zhenbing and Fuzhou Kaiyuan Temple Abbot Baosong, who raised donations from overseas Chinese and has a long history.

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