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    Guangzhou is expected to reach the peak of the epidemic in January next year and is making every effort to reserve medical resources

    • Last Update: 2022-12-30
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission reported at the press conference on the 19th that it is predicted that the epidemic situation in the city will reach its peak in early January 2023, and the city is taking six countermeasures, including the implementation of the fever outpatient doubling plan, to strengthen the reserve of medical resources and improve the capacity
    of treatment.
     
    According to information released by the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, the number of fever outpatient visits in the city has continued to rise since December, with 86% of the patients aged 18-59 being young and middle-aged people; 8.
    2% of people aged 60 and above; People under the age of 18 accounted for 5.
    8%.

     
    Zhang Yi, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission and spokesperson for the press, said that experts predict that the epidemic situation in the city will peak in early January 2023, so the city has taken response measures from six aspects, including: implementing the fever outpatient doubling plan, implementing the ICU intensive care bed doubling plan, promoting the online opening of Internet hospitals, doing a good job in the allocation of medical personnel and drug supplies, strengthening medical services for key groups and rural areas, and increasing all-round growth Health education efforts, etc.
    , strive to delay the peak period, weaken the peak, and ensure stable and orderly
    medical treatment.
     
    It is understood that the average daily number of patients attending the fever clinic in Guangzhou is about 50,000, and the daily capacity of the original fever clinic in the city is about 40,000.

    Since the launch of the fever clinic doubling plan on December 1, 100% of the city's secondary medical institutions have opened fever clinics, and should be fully opened, with 199 fever clinics and 224 primary fever clinics, with a total of 1,048 consultation rooms, and the daily reception capacity can increase to 111,000.

    Next, according to the changes in the epidemic situation, the city will convert the general outpatient clinic of tertiary hospitals into a fever clinic if necessary, and the maximum daily reception capacity is expected to reach 161,000.

     
    At present, there are 7 designated hospitals and 4 sub-designated hospitals in Guangzhou, with a total of 6,880 beds and 455 ICU intensive care beds
    .
    Guangzhou invested 895 million yuan to purchase 22,000 sets of medical equipment, and is expected to increase the number of ICU intensive care beds to 1,385 on December 20
    .
     
    Since the beginning of this month, Guangzhou has issued 19 recruitment announcements for medical institutions, recruiting 1,412 medical staff and mobilizing and rehiring 960 retired medical staff to return to the front line
    of medical treatment.
     
    In response to the recent shortage of antipyretic drugs, the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission cooperated with various departments and relevant enterprises to ensure the use of drugs in pharmacies of medical institutions; The relevant departments of the city have increased the production and supply of urgently needed drugs through daily special scheduling, on-site guidance of production, and
    the establishment of production and demand platforms.
     
    Zhang Yi said that the elderly, pregnant women and children, as well as the city's seven agriculture-related areas are the focus of epidemic prevention and control, the city has improved the "key population health status database", coordinated high-level medical forces, implemented zoning contracting, sinking patrols, remote collaboration, smooth two-way referral mechanism, and provided a strong guarantee
    for medical services in rural areas.
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