China News Service, August 27th. Wang Dengfeng, Director of the Office of the Leading Group for Response to the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic of the Ministry of Education and Director of the Department of Sports, Health and Art Education, emphasized on the 27th that schools at all levels and types cannot meet local epidemic prevention and control requirements and cannot start schools.

The various epidemic prevention and control measures on campus are not in place, and school cannot be started.

Schools cannot start without a detailed and feasible emergency plan.

Data map: A school is doing killing operations.

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　　On the 27th, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the epidemic prevention and control work for the beginning of the fall semester of 2021.

At the meeting, Wang Dengfeng talked about the overall situation of the epidemic prevention and control work at the beginning of this fall semester.

　　Wang Dengfeng pointed out that timely study and judgment are made to prepare for the safe and normal start of school.

Since the outbreak of delta mutant strains spreading across the country in late July, the party group of the Ministry of Education has attached great importance to it. In accordance with the requirements of the general secretary, the emergency response mechanism was immediately activated. All departments and departments have taken active actions. The leading group meeting , The mechanism meeting and all aspects of work are fully rolled out.

　　Wang Dengfeng said that we must focus on the following aspects:

　　The first is to adjust summer vacation arrangements and strictly control large-scale events.

At the same time, teachers and students at home, at school and on the road are reminded to strengthen their safety protection work.

Actively organize local schools to carefully find and close loopholes in epidemic prevention and control, and strive to strictly implement various measures under the normalized situation of epidemic prevention and control.

　　The second is to strengthen safety publicity and guidance, and promote scientific protection.

The Ministry of Education organized Zhong Nanshan and other experts to make a publicity report for the entire education front on the characteristics of the delta mutant strain and the key to prevention and control.

At the same time, in conjunction with the National Health and Health Commission, a technical guide (fourth edition) for the prevention and control of epidemics in institutions of higher learning, primary and secondary schools and kindergartens was issued to provide scientific guidance for the prevention and control of epidemics in schools after the beginning of school.

　　In addition, all localities are required to carefully prepare emergency plans for responding to the epidemic.

The delta mutant strain is very contagious and has a short incubation period. Especially once an epidemic occurs, the range of close contacts and sub-close contacts will be many times larger than the original.

Therefore, if there is an epidemic in the education system, especially in the campus, decisive measures must be taken immediately.

In the decisive measures taken, how to isolate close and sub-close contacts will be a very important matter.

　　"Everyone has seen that in June, a new crown pneumonia epidemic occurred in Guangdong, which was caused by the delta mutant strain in a school. At that time, the school quarantined more than 3,000 people. So, there are more cases. In the case of the outbreak of the epidemic, when planning the start of the fall semester, the Ministry of Education attaches great importance to the formulation of emergency plans, and requires all schools in all regions under the leadership of the local party committee and government to strictly implement the emergency plan to ensure that once an epidemic occurs, Be able to be adequately prepared for emergency response." Wang Dengfeng added.

　　Wang Dengfeng pointed out that responsibilities should also be strengthened and the responsibilities of all parties should be consolidated.

After analysis and judgment, and in accordance with the judgment of the State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism on the situation, the Ministry of Education is based on achieving a safe and normal start of school in the fall semester.

To achieve such a goal, the Ministry of Education has also clearly stated that schools at all levels and types cannot meet the local epidemic prevention and control requirements and cannot start schools.

The various epidemic prevention and control measures on campus are not in place, and school cannot be started.

Schools cannot start without a detailed and feasible emergency plan.

This is not only a clear goal, to start school safely and normally, but also a very clear requirement to meet the standard.