(Combating new crown pneumonia) The central authorities made a "new judgment" What are the "new deployments" of epidemic prevention?
China News Agency, Beijing, March 28th: The "new deployment" of epidemic prevention made by the "new judgment" made by the central government?
Author Huang Yuqin Zhang Su
The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting on the 27th to analyze the domestic and foreign new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control and economic operation situation, and research and deploy to further coordinate the epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development work.
Many interviewed experts said that in the face of major new changes in the situation of epidemic prevention and control at home and abroad, the central high-level meeting made new judgments, put forward new ideas, and made new deployments in a timely manner.
New judgment: pressure on epidemic input continues to increase
At present, the epidemic of new crown pneumonia is outbreaking at multiple points around the world. Overseas imported cases have become the main source of new cases in China for several consecutive days, becoming the "largest variable" in epidemic prevention and control.
In response, the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a new judgment that "the epidemic situation abroad is accelerating and spreading", and China "the pressure on epidemic input continues to increase."
"On the one hand, with the positive results of domestic epidemic prevention and control, the society is prone to slackening. The central high-level meeting clearly pointed out that the pressure of epidemic input increased, which is to be wary of all sectors not to relax epidemic prevention and control." Professor of the Central Party School (National School of Administration) Dai Yanjun analyzed, "On the other hand, China, as an open country, needs to maintain a certain degree of personnel exchanges with the international community. Therefore, the pressure of foreign defense imports is always present. If we do not take precautions, the domestic sacrifice efforts may be lost."
The outside world has noticed that it is precisely based on the latest judgment on the situation of epidemic prevention and control. This meeting put forward a series of countermeasures, such as: closely tracking and analyzing global epidemic trends, strengthening port health quarantine, optimizing entry procedures, and implementing centralized isolation of entry personnel. Request and more.
"The measures taken so far can be said to be in place." Xue Lan, a professor at the School of Public Administration of Tsinghua University, commented on this. "The key is how to follow up with the overall deployment of the central government, dynamically adjust according to its own situation, and accurately respond to imported cases. Challenges to varying degrees. "
New Idea: Establish Normalized Prevention and Control Mechanism
Compared with the direct challenge brought by imported cases, the outbreak that has been initially contained in China, and whether there will be a rebound will be another risk to test the prevention and control measures. At the Politburo meeting that day, "internal defense rebound" and "external defense import" were listed as the focus of the epidemic prevention and control strategy.
It is worth noting that the meeting specifically proposed that medical observation, follow-up and rehabilitation of discharged patients should be done well. Combined with the recent sporadic confirmed cases from outpatient clinics in Wuhan, Hubei, Chang Jian, a professor at the School of Government Management of Nankai University, said that medical observation and follow-up are particularly important, not only to provide scientific evidence for epidemic prevention, but also to dispel general public concerns.
For low-risk areas, the meeting proposed a sound normalization prevention and control mechanism, and improved prevention and control plans. In this regard, Xue Lan said that it is unclear whether the new crown pneumonia virus will coexist with humans for a long time under low transmission conditions, and there is still a risk of rebound within a certain scale. Therefore, the proposal to establish a normalized prevention and control mechanism is to improve the prevention and control system from a long-term perspective.
Chang Jian emphasized that there is a high degree of uncertainty as to when the epidemic will return and the scale of the epidemic. With the urbanization process, the resources for managing risk are limited. At this time, we need to change our thinking. "On the one hand, we need to consider how to achieve the maximum benefit at the lowest cost. On the other hand, we must transform from traditional 'problem solving' to 'risk management' and learn to coexist with risks."
New deployment: Strengthening concern for Chinese citizens abroad
At present, the number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in the world has exceeded 600,000, directly affecting 200 countries and regions. Observations suggest that, compared with the early days of the epidemic, China concentrated resources on domestic citizens' treatment. When the epidemic spread in the world, strengthening the protection of overseas citizens has become a new task that needs to be deployed now.
The meeting that day pointed out, "To strengthen the care and concern for Chinese citizens abroad, embassies and consulates abroad must do consular protection, protective guidance and material security to protect their lives and physical health."
"In a special period of epidemic prevention, we need to reduce the cross-border movement of people." Chang Jian said, "but care and help for citizens is indispensable. We should try our best to help Chinese citizens solve problems locally, including improving epidemic prevention knowledge, psychological comfort, and understanding the journey. risks of."
It can be seen from China's recent actions that helping overseas Chinese citizens to strengthen the response to the epidemic has been clearly deployed and arranged. For example, Chinese leaders have repeatedly called on foreign parties to take measures to safeguard the health and safety of Chinese citizens, including international students, and their legitimate rights and interests.
As another example, many Chinese embassies and consulates abroad have introduced many domestic online medical and health consulting platforms to local Chinese citizens, providing free online consultation and psychological counseling services for overseas personnel. Recently, the Chinese Embassy in the United States invited the Shanghai New Crown Pneumonia Medical Treatment Expert Team Leader Zhang Wenhong to communicate with Chinese students and overseas Chinese in the United States to explain the epidemic prevention knowledge from a professional perspective.
"Overseas Chinese citizens may have a greater risk of traveling back to China under the current circumstances." Xue Lan said, "Therefore, when overseas Chinese citizens protect themselves in their home country, the Chinese government can maintain close contact with them and provide assistance and services as much as possible. Is a direct response to their demands and difficulties. "(End)