(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) China's National Health Commission: No new local confirmed cases have been reported for 44 consecutive days
China News Service, Beijing, September 29 (Reporter Li Yanan) "Currently, the epidemic in China is under effective control, and there have been no new local confirmed and suspected cases reported for 44 consecutive days." Spokesperson and Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the National Health Commission of China Chang Mifeng said at the State Council Joint Defense and Control Press Conference held in Beijing on the 29th.
Mi Feng added that the epidemic is still spreading globally, new imported confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections continue to be reported, and there is always a risk of sporadic cases and local outbreaks in China.
Autumn and winter are the seasons for high incidence of infectious diseases. In response to the severe situation superimposed by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Wu Liangyou, deputy director of the CDC of the National Health Commission of China, said that the National Health Commission has carried out the following preparations:
The first is to revise and improve the prevention and control plan for key infectious diseases such as new crown pneumonia, and put forward more precise and detailed requirements for the prevention and control of infectious diseases in autumn and winter.
The second is to guide all localities to do a good job in the prevention and control of conventional infectious diseases such as influenza, AIDS, and tuberculosis on the basis of the normalized epidemic prevention and control of COVID-19.
The third is to organize preparations for the prevention and control of key infectious diseases in autumn and winter.
In terms of strengthening the construction of the staff team, the National Health Commission has carried out multiple rounds of training on nucleic acid testing for COVID-19, on-site epidemiological investigations, and on-site analysis and judgment of the epidemic situation across the country. At present, about 2.9 million medical personnel have been trained.
The fourth is to carry out on-site supervision of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
The State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism has carried out field inspections on epidemic prevention and control in 17 provinces, urging all localities to continue to improve the epidemic prevention and control command system, and make effective preparations for the prevention and control of infectious diseases in autumn and winter, and make sure that infectious diseases are common in autumn and winter. Anti-work.
The fifth is to strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays.
Taking into account the long holiday period, the high mobility of people, and the obvious increase in tourism, gatherings and other activities, the National Health Commission, in conjunction with relevant departments, has instructed all regions to strengthen on-duty, strengthen measures for external defense input, and strengthen prevention and control in key places. We will do a good job in health education, supervision of prevention and control measures, and other tasks to effectively ensure the stability of the epidemic situation during holidays.
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