Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, April 2. Question: Zhang Boli talks about this round of epidemic: We should strengthen our confidence in fighting the epidemic
Xinhua News Agency reporters Bai Jiali and Zhang Jianxin
Recently, my country's local clustered epidemics have shown the characteristics of many points, wide areas and frequent occurrences, and the epidemic prevention and control work still faces severe challenges.
Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that even in the face of the Omicron variant, as long as active and effective epidemic prevention measures are taken, it can still be controlled.
"I hope everyone has firm confidence."
——Can this round of epidemic be “managed”?
Zhang Boli believes that at present, many countries in the world have been "lying down". The most concerned issue of our people is whether the local epidemic caused by the multi-distributed and localized outbreaks caused by the Omicron variant can be effectively managed and controlled. ?
my country's epidemic prevention and control experience has proved that with effective government administrative measures and the active cooperation of the general public, the goal of precise prevention and control and dynamic clearing can be achieved. Even if there is a local outbreak of the epidemic, it can still be quickly controlled. live.
"Therefore, I believe that even in the face of the Omicron variant, as long as effective measures are taken, it can still be prevented and controlled. Everyone should strengthen their confidence." Zhang Boli said.
——Why is the number and proportion of asymptomatic infections high in this round of epidemic?
Zhang Boli said that the large number and high proportion of asymptomatic infections are the obvious characteristics of this round of epidemic.
He explained that the emergence of this new feature is first related to the characteristics of the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant has increased infectivity, but the toxicity is relatively weak, and the clinical symptoms will be relatively mild. There were no clinical symptoms for a short period of time.
In addition, Zhang Boli believes that this is related to timely screening and early detection of infected people in China; it is also closely related to the continuous increase in vaccination rates.
He said that after the outbreak of the epidemic, extensive screening was carried out in various places. Because of the early detection, many patients are still in the early stage of infection and have not yet shown symptoms of infection.
"In addition, Chinese residents have been vaccinated on a large scale, and the population's immunity has been enhanced."
——Is the new crown case still infectious?
Zhang Boli introduced that a small number of new crown cases have recovered positive, but they are no longer contagious, which has been recognized by most experts around the world.
Up to now, the phenomenon of re-positive cases infecting others has not been found.
He said that in the treatment of patients with new coronary pneumonia, the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine will further reduce the rate of recovery. Effect.
——What other suggestions are there for epidemic prevention and control?
"The increase in asymptomatic infections should not be taken lightly." Zhang Boli said, "Western medicine has no symptoms, while traditional Chinese medicine has syndromes." Active attention should be paid to asymptomatic infections, especially those who are older, have underlying diseases, weak constitutions, obesity, and People with high risk factors such as bad habits.
One is asymptomatic, but it is still contagious; the other is asymptomatic today, and some patients may develop symptoms in two or three days.
Therefore, it is advisable to adopt the treatment strategy of "preventive treatment and truncating the disease", and treatment according to TCM syndromes can promote the conversion of nucleic acid to negative.
He said that mild symptoms cannot be ignored, and the key is early intervention.
The new version of the plan points out that light patients will be managed in centralized isolation, which means that patients with mild symptoms can go to the shelter or hotel for isolation and observation instead of going to the hospital.
Not going to the hospital can prevent mildly ill patients from running on medical resources, but it is not without treatment, especially for the above-mentioned high-risk groups, treatment with traditional Chinese medicine has a definite curative effect.
"Epidemic prevention measures such as wearing masks, frequent hand washing, frequent ventilation, and less gathering still need to be adhered to." Zhang Boli emphasized that these effective epidemic prevention measures must be adhered to for a long time.