(Fight against New Coronary Pneumonia) Can I take off my mask during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday? Wang Chen, Dean of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences responded
China News Agency, Beijing, June 7 (Li Jingze) The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and Chinese officials have specified that June 25-27 is the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. At a press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council of China on the 7th, a reporter asked the experts: Can you take off your mask during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday?
"Overall, as China has achieved staged and strategic prevention results, there are more and more occasions for removing masks and suitable people." Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Vice President of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Dean Wang Chen replied.
For example, he said that the current public health emergency response level in Beijing has been adjusted to three levels. "According to this level, in fact, most people can consider not wearing masks on most occasions."
The reporter noticed that journalists and staff who attended the meeting generally wore masks. Wang Chen also added that it is necessary to judge whether it is necessary to wear a mask according to different situations, and the mask is scientifically worn. "You should always carry the mask with you in case you need it from time to time." In addition, people working in hospitals and other closed places, medical personnel, community workers and other people who have close contact with people, as well as high-risk groups such as chronically ill patients and the elderly, should also wear masks, and those with respiratory symptoms should take the initiative to wear Masks.
Talking about the normalization of epidemic prevention and control work, Wang Chen said frankly that it is necessary to find a balance between effective prevention and control and production and life. He cited the guidance issued by the State Council Joint Defense and Joint Control Mechanism, focusing on five aspects:
The first is to emphasize prevention, including "promote wearing masks among the people", "strengthen the protection of susceptible people", "promote the use of public chopsticks in public dining", "control smoking and quit smoking" and other specific measures;
Second, once a case or epidemic occurs, it should be responded as soon as possible and effective, and implement "early detection, early report, early isolation, early treatment";
The third is to highlight the prevention and control of key links. "Especially in specific institutions where people like hospitals, nursing homes, and schools gather, there are many susceptible and high-risk groups, and additional attention should be given." The community is the key unit of prevention and control, and it is often the starting place for the spread of the epidemic. According to different epidemic situations and different community characteristics, work arrangements should be conducted in a suitable manner;
The fourth is to strengthen support and support, "the most powerful weapon for humans to fight against diseases is science and technology," and "it is vital to learn from other countries' prevention and control experience and scientific and technological progress."
The fifth is to strengthen organizational leadership. "The government should make judgments on the risk level and response level, so as to mobilize all parties in the organization to prevent and control the epidemic, and actively arrange production and life." (Finish)