China News Agency, Beijing, December 27th. Is it possible for China to further reduce the new crown virus infection to a Class C infectious disease?

Li Qun, director of the Emergency Center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that it still takes some time to observe and study and accumulate more scientific data for evaluation.

　　The Chinese government issued a decision on the 26th, starting from January 8, 2023, the new crown virus infection will be adjusted from "Class B and A tubes" to "Class B and B tubes".

The joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council of China invited authoritative experts to interpret this in detail.

　　Li Qun said that after the new crown virus infection is adjusted to a "Class B and Class B" infectious disease, three adjustments must be made in disease monitoring, reporting, and external release.

　　One is to adjust the published content.

Confirmed cases, severe cases and death cases are retained, and information about close contacts is no longer published.

　　The second is to adjust the frequency of announcements, which will be adjusted according to the changes in the epidemic situation, and finally adjusted to once a month.

　　The third is to adjust the monitoring content.

Adjust the previous monitoring that focused on each case to monitoring that focuses on epidemic trends and key populations. On the basis of continuing to do a good job in direct reporting of infectious diseases on the Internet, carry out various forms of sentinel monitoring in medical institutions and community groups The monitoring of virus mutations has been strengthened, and the relevant monitoring results will be announced on the website of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

　　Talking about whether it is possible to further reduce the infection of the new coronavirus to a category C infectious disease, Li Qun said that according to the transmission mode, transmission speed, epidemic intensity and the degree of harm to human health and society, the infectious diseases in China are different. The Prevention and Control Law divides statutory infectious diseases into three categories: A, B, and C.

Class C infectious diseases are usually some common and frequently occurring infectious diseases, such as influenza, mumps, rubella, hand, foot and mouth disease, etc., a total of 11 kinds.

The focus of prevention and control of such infectious diseases is to pay attention to their epidemic trends and control outbreaks.

　　"Whether to further adjust the new coronavirus infection to a Class C infectious disease depends on its degree of harm. It is necessary to continuously monitor the incidence of the disease and the mutation of the virus. After sufficient evidence is obtained, it will be scientifically evaluated before considering whether to adjust it from Class B to Class C." Class C." Li Qun said.

　　The expert said that generally speaking, three aspects should be considered: first, the virus strain is relatively stable, and the virulence and pathogenicity should be further reduced; second, the understanding of the disease is more comprehensive and systematic, and the means of prevention and treatment More mature; third, the public has a fuller understanding of disease risks, and their personal protection capabilities continue to improve.

"At present, it still takes a certain amount of time to observe and study, and accumulate more scientific data for evaluation." (End)