China News Service, April 27th: Is it possible that the new coronavirus will reoccur in autumn and winter or crowds? Wang Guiqiang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Peking University First Hospital, said on the 27th that such a probability exists and cannot be ruled out.
The State Council Office held a briefing on the afternoon of the 27th, and invited experts to introduce the scientific research related to the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. In response to a reporter asking whether the new crown epidemic will occur repeatedly and for a long time, Wang Guiqiang said that for the respiratory infection of the new crown, the possibility of normalization cannot be ruled out.
"Is it possible for the new corona virus to be epidemic again in the places where people gather and there is no air circulation in the winter and autumn, this probability exists and cannot be ruled out." Wang Guiqiang said, so for the new crown Viruses, the prevention and control of global integration is very important. As long as one country cannot effectively control, the whole world cannot be peaceful.
Jin Qi, director of the Institute of Pathogens of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, pointed out that the public may now habitually have "SARS thinking"-that is, the virus comes and goes without a trace, but the SARS virus is different from the new coronavirus. More and more, there are no symptoms, there is no way to easily remove it from our human society.
Jin Qi said that the new coronavirus is likely to be different from SARS. It may coexist with humans for a long time and become a seasonal epidemic.
Wang Guiqiang said that the New Corona virus is indeed different from the previous SARS and MERS. Its characteristics are very significant, including the long duration of the virus and the high asymptomatic ratio. More importantly, although the New Corona virus itself is sensitive to heat, But it was 56 degrees and 30 minutes, and the weather was not as hot as that. Judging from the global epidemic situation, even in the summer, the probability of a significant reduction in cases is not high.
"Therefore, it is very important to emphasize the prevention and control of the new integrated pneumonia in the world. China has now achieved staged results, and the cost is huge. Therefore, through the current prevalence of the new coronavirus, I hope the world will unite It is very important to prevent and control globally as suggested by the World Health Organization, "said Wang Guiqiang.