How to "block" Omicron as the risk of hidden transmission increases?

At present, Tianjin, Anyang, Dalian, Shanghai, Zhuhai, Beijing and other places have successively reported local Omicron infection cases
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Judging from the public reports, the symptoms of infected people in Omikron are relatively mild, but the spread is fast and the infectious power is strong
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How to prevent the spillover of local epidemics in local areas? How to better defend the external defense input gate? How to implement various measures faster and outperform Omicron? The reporter interviewed and sorted out the latest situation
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As of 24:00 on January 18, a total of 326 confirmed cases have been reported in this round of local epidemic in Tianjin, and 22 local asymptomatic infections, of which 10 were converted into confirmed cases
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In view of the characteristics of Omicron's rapid spread and strong concealment, after the outbreak of the epidemic, the Tianjin Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters timely delineated the scope of the closed control area, the control area, and the prevention area, and advocated that the masses should not leave Tianjin unless necessary
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Gu Qing, deputy secretary general of the Tianjin Municipal Government and director of the Municipal Health Commission, introduced that from the current situation, Tianjin has adopted measures such as centralized isolation of close contacts, home management in closed (managed) areas, restrictions on movement of people, and suspension of gathering activities.
After that, the number of cases decreased significantly
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"On January 18, Tianjin added 14 local confirmed cases, all of whom were quarantined and controlled
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" According to reports, Tianjin is highly concerned about whether the virus has spilled over to other places.
The people who have left Tianjin, close contacts, and second close contacts, etc.
The personnel list has been pushed to the relevant provinces as soon as possible
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Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and other places that have reported local cases of Omikron infection, according to the information released by the local epidemic prevention and control press conference, have also quickly carried out flow tracing, investigation and control, and competed with Omikron.
Do your best to cut the chain of transmission
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At the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held on January 15, Zhou Min, deputy director of the Emergency Response Office of the Ministry of Transport, introduced that the transportation department should do a good job in both "control" and "communication"
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Among them, "control" refers to the scientific and precise implementation of transportation management and control to prevent the spillover of the epidemic.

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Zhou Min also emphasized that epidemic prevention and traffic control must not be simplified and one-size-fits-all.
It must be implemented layer by layer, not layer by layer
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In addition, according to current domestic and foreign reports, some asymptomatic infected persons will still become sources of infection and may develop into confirmed cases
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Isolation, observation or treatment of discovered asymptomatic infections is also one of the characteristics of China's precise control
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Continue to strengthen source control to prevent importation At present, Omicron has become the dominant epidemic strain in the world, spreading in more than 150 countries and regions, and the risk of being imported into China through people and things is gradually increasing
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To consolidate the hard-won prevention and control achievements, import prevention is the top priority
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"Strictly control the importation of the epidemic, and continuously strengthen the source control
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" He Qinghua, a first-level inspector of the National Health Commission's Disease Control Bureau, listed, one is to strictly implement the whole process of closed-loop management of inbound personnel, and the other is to strictly control the high level of contact with inbound personnel and the environment.
For personnel in risk positions, the third is to increase the proportion of random inspections of relevant inbound items, and the fourth is to strictly implement measures such as terminal disinfection of inbound aircraft
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In addition to the external defense input, it is not relaxed, and it insists on the defense of people and things.
When competing with Omicron, early and timely detection of the epidemic is very important
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At 24:00 on January 8, 2 new local cases in Tianjin were confirmed to be Omicron infection; starting from 7:00 on the 9th, Tianjin launched the first nucleic acid test for all employees.
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From 6:00 on the 20th, Tianjin launched the first nucleic acid test.
Four nucleic acid tests for all staff
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How to ensure that nucleic acid testing "does not fall into one household and does not miss anyone"? "Knock on the door" actions have been carried out in many places to understand the nucleic acid testing situation one by one in special areas and groups of people, and find out the bottom line of the epidemic
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"Continue to carry out monitoring and early warning of key groups, key places and key units; quickly deal with every sporadic or clustered epidemic that occurs, and effectively curb the further spread of the epidemic
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" He Qinghua said
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Do not be paralyzed and insist on doing a good job in daily health protection.
The National Health and Health Commission organized experts to study and judge that China's general strategy of "foreign import, internal rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing" are still valid for Omicron
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It is reported that the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has established a specific nucleic acid detection method for Omicron, and continues to carry out viral genome surveillance for possible imported cases and associated local cases, which is conducive to timely detection of possible imported or related local Omicron.
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He Qinghua believes that some of the recent domestic epidemics were discovered after hidden transmission for a long time, which is also related to the high vaccination rate of the Chinese population to a certain extent
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Some infected people have no symptoms, and some have late symptoms and relatively mild symptoms, so the difficulty of detection is relatively increased
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China should also continue to promote the vaccination of the new coronavirus
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Facing Omicron, what precautions should the public pay attention to in their daily work? Experts from the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention organized by the National Health and Medical Commission believe that wearing a mask is still an effective way to block the spread of the virus, and it is also applicable to Omicron
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Even after completing the whole course of vaccination and vaccination booster, it is also necessary to wear masks in indoor public places, public transportation and other places
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In addition, wash your hands frequently and do good indoor ventilation
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At the same time, do a good job of personal health monitoring
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When there are symptoms of suspected new coronary pneumonia, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, etc.
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Reduce non-essential travel, try not to travel to high-risk countries or regions, and if necessary, strengthen personal protection during travel to reduce the risk of infection with Omicron
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(Reporters Dong Ruifeng, Zhang Jianxin, Bai Jiali, Song Chen)