China News Service, Beijing, December 23 (Reporter Chen Hang) Regarding whether additional anti-epidemic measures are required before and during the Beijing Winter Olympics, Han Zirong, full-time vice chairman and secretary general of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that it depends Changes in the global and Chinese epidemic situation, especially the infectivity and harmfulness of the new mutant strain of Ome Keron.
We will pay close attention to changes in the epidemic, especially respect the opinions of experts, maintain close communication with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, and maintain the flexibility of dynamic adjustment of prevention and control measures.
Han Zirong mentioned the above at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 23rd.
The second edition of the Winter Olympics Epidemic Prevention Manual has been released
On December 13, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee jointly released the (second edition) "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics Epidemic Prevention Manual" for all stakeholders. Participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics to formulate epidemic prevention guidelines.
Han Zirong said that the preparation process of the "Epidemic Prevention Manual" is roughly divided into three stages.
One is the independent preparation stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee.
In the first half of this year, we started the compilation of the "Epidemic Prevention Manual".
Focusing on the goal of unswervingly running the game on schedule and the requirements of simple, safe and exciting running, the six general principles of "simplification of the game, vaccination, closed-loop management, effective disposal, integration of prevention and control, and overall planning" have been clarified.
In mid-September, after multiple rounds of soliciting opinions from all parties, six epidemic prevention manuals for six types of stakeholders were completed and submitted to the International Olympic Committee for research and deliberation.
The second is the preparation of the first edition of the manual with the International Olympic Committee.
In early October, we held three video communication meetings with the International Olympic Committee to clarify the timeline and framework for the preparation of the manual, and agreed to streamline the six manuals into two manuals for athletes, team officials and other stakeholders. Strengthen major principles such as vaccination, remote prevention and control, closed-loop management, nucleic acid testing and emergency response.
Subsequently, 9 rounds of consultations were intensively held to discuss and review the text of the manual item by item. After the two parties reached a consensus, they were simultaneously released on October 25.
Han Zirong stated that after the release of the first edition of the manual, we held 9 briefings and interpretation sessions for all stakeholders, and all parties generally expressed their understanding and approval.
In the recent international test competition, we strictly followed the epidemic prevention standards and requirements during the competition. The "Epidemic Prevention Manual" has withstood actual combat inspections, and the prevention and control measures have been effective.
The third is the stage of preparing the second edition of the manual with the International Olympic Committee.
Starting from November 5th, we have held 14 consultations and deliberations with the International Olympic Committee around the revision of the manual. On the premise of keeping the content of the first version of the basic framework unchanged, we have absorbed the opinions and suggestions of various stakeholders and combined with testing. For problems found in the competition, specific measures and related details such as the pre-match epidemic prevention policy, the review of past infections, the nucleic acid testing process, the destination list of stakeholders, the isolation facility standards for asymptomatic infections, etc., will be refined and improved to make the manual more detailed. Operational.
On December 13, the second edition of the "Epidemic Prevention Manual" was officially released, and 6 briefings and interpretation sessions were subsequently held to respond to the specific concerns of various stakeholders one by one.
Update the list of destinations that all stakeholders can go to
Han Zirong said that compared with the first edition of the manual, the second edition of the manual has basically maintained the same basic principles, content framework, and specific measures. Three aspects have been deepened and refined:
The first is to supplement some relevant epidemic prevention measures, such as increasing the epidemic prevention requirements for Chinese personnel, and adding key information content of the circulation work and the athlete's watching policy.
The second is to refine the content related to epidemic prevention, such as the detailed prevention policies for close-knit athletes before the game, and the relevant procedures for re-inspection of positive persons; and the relevant work procedures of overseas testing agencies have been added.
At the same time, the work process of vaccine exemption review and the review process of previously infected persons have been further clarified; flight booking related processes that are of great concern to all stakeholders are clarified in the second edition of the manual.
Specific service standards such as accommodation and transportation have also been refined and improved.
The third is to update some content, such as nucleic acid testing time, specific sampling methods, and the list of destinations that various stakeholders can go to, all included in the second edition of the manual.
In response to the need to introduce additional epidemic prevention measures before and during the Beijing Winter Olympics, Han Zirong said that it depends on the changes in the global and Chinese epidemic situation, especially the infectivity and harmfulness of the new mutant strain of Omi Keron.
We will pay close attention to the changes in the epidemic, especially respect the opinions of experts, maintain close communication with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, and maintain the flexibility of dynamic adjustment of prevention and control measures.
Only by maintaining flexibility can we be able to cope with the risks and challenges brought by the new crown epidemic.
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