(Shanghai War Epidemic Record) Shanghai: Do not excuse or delay emergency patient treatment on the grounds of waiting for nucleic acid test results

　　China News Service, Shanghai, April 15th (Reporter Chen Jing) At the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Shanghai held on the 15th, Wu Ganyu, a first-level inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, said that Shanghai requires public hospitals at all levels. In principle, no outpatient visits are required, and key departments such as emergency and fever clinics must be fully open, and the first-diagnosis responsibility system and the emergency and critical care system must be strictly implemented.

　　Wu Ganyu said that if emergency patients need immediate emergency treatment, they must not excuse or delay treatment on the grounds of waiting for nucleic acid test results.

Wu Ganyu pointed out that medical institutions should activate emergency plans, transfer patients to a special isolation buffer area, and the area is equipped with equipment, facilities, and medicines for rescue treatment.

Wu Ganyu said that if emergency patients need immediate emergency treatment, they must not excuse or delay treatment on the grounds of waiting for nucleic acid test results.

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　　In order to speed up nucleic acid testing, Shanghai has required medical institutions to operate laboratories 24 hours a day during the epidemic prevention and control period, dispatch more staff, increase shifts, and reduce waiting time for patients.

Nucleic acid testing generally needs to go through multiple steps such as sampling, a series of pretreatment, nucleic acid extraction, and on-board testing. It takes a certain amount of time, and patients should also understand.

We will continue to improve and perfect the work process, and try our best to provide convenience for patients to seek medical treatment.

　　Wu Ganyu said that considering the current severe situation of epidemic prevention and control, in order to ensure the safety of medical treatment for the majority of patients, prevent cross-infection, and minimize the impact on hospital operations, medical institutions will require patients to provide nucleic acid test reports.

If there is no nucleic acid report or the nucleic acid test report has expired, the medical institution will carry out nucleic acid testing as soon as possible, and carry out relevant medical treatment at the same time.

　　Since the outbreak of this round of the epidemic, all walks of life in Shanghai have been surging with love and active actions, especially various social organizations such as foundations, industry associations, chambers of commerce, and social service agencies, giving full play to their respective advantages and connecting love resources in various ways.

Shanghai Deputy Mayor Peng Shenlei introduced that as of April 11, in this round of epidemic prevention and control, Shanghai's social donation income has reached 337 million yuan (the same below), and donation expenditure has reached 316 million yuan.

While actively carrying out fundraising activities, the use of donated funds and materials has also been further standardized.

　　It is reported that the Shanghai Charity Foundation has raised 116 million yuan, and has spent 86 million yuan, providing nearly 40 million yuan worth of camp beds and various anti-epidemic materials to communities in need; Shanghai Fosun Foundation, Shanghai Overseas Chinese Cause Development Foundation and other charitable organizations actively distributed epidemic prevention material packages to communities and schools, amounting to 30 million yuan; Shanghai True Love and Dream Charity Foundation, Shanghai Lianquan Charity Foundation, Shanghai Rende Foundation and other charitable organizations actively established emergency help volunteer service platforms , to carry out emergency assistance for the trapped people and relieve their urgent needs.

　　Peng Shenlei said that government departments will further actively support and guide charitable organizations and non-governmental public welfare forces to carry out charitable fundraising and volunteer service activities in accordance with the law; at the same time, strengthen the disclosure of social donation information in strict accordance with regulations, make good use of every donation, and gather more Social forces, work together to win the tough battle of epidemic prevention and control.

　　Jiang Rui, director of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, said that the government's assistance, care and help cannot be absent for those who are temporarily stuck or even homeless due to the impact of the epidemic.

"We will further work with relevant departments to increase inspection efforts to find people who need help in a timely manner; after discovery, we will arrange nucleic acid testing and antigen testing in a timely manner, and do a good job in environmental disinfection." According to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the temporary difficulties Even those who have positive nucleic acid tests among the homeless will be transferred and treated by relevant departments in a timely manner; those with negative nucleic acid tests will be diverted and disposed of according to their different circumstances and needs.

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