What should I pay attention to when spending New Year's Eve in a foreign country? Experts remind travel protection matters, have symptoms to suspend travel

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On December 23, Jia Weiping, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, director of the Shanghai Diabetes Research Institute, director of the National Office of Primary Diabetes Prevention and Control, and chief physician of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, and Wu Huanyu, deputy director and chief physician of the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, were interviewed online by the media to answer questions of general public concern. The questions were answered.

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Many people are concerned about what they need to pay attention to when they spend New Year’s Eve in other places. Jia Weiping said that it is better not to go out, because there are many risks and inconveniences on the way. If you must spend New Year’s Eve in a different place, “three sets of five also” must be adhered to, which is very important point is to wear a mask. If you want to spend New Year’s Eve in a different place, you will definitely take transportation, as short as one or two hours, as long as five or six hours or even longer. Wear a good mask during this process, try not to take off in the middle, it is best not to drink water and food to reduce the risk. When you arrive at your destination, be sure to learn about local preventive and control measures, including knowing the location of hospitals and pharmacies, to prevent problems before they occur.

“Wearing a mask should also be worn correctly, not a mask for several days, strictly speaking wear 4 hours to change one.” Jia Weiping said. She also reminded to wear common medicine when going out, which is also not only for the new crown epidemic, but usually encourages people to have common medicine when going out, especially for people with underlying diseases.

Wu Huan Yu said that at the end of the year, there are inevitably people making plans to return home and travel. Here to remind, first, before travel must do a certain amount of planning, the mode of transport, the basic situation of the destination to understand. Try to stagger travel, if the distance is close, there are conditions to take the self-driving way, in short, there is a principle, is to avoid gathering and bunching.

Second, do a good job of personal protection before the trip, including the preparation of related supplies, such as masks, disinfection supplies, drugs, etc.. When waiting for a train or plane, try to wait in an airy place and don’t stay in a confined space for too long. After using public restrooms, elevators and other facilities, wash your hands and disinfect in a timely manner.

During the trip, it is still important to do a good job of personal protection, still emphasizing wearing a mask, washing hands regularly, and keeping a social distance. After arriving at your destination, do your personal cleaning in a timely manner.

There is also a reminder, Wu Huan Yu said, that if an individual is suffering from fever, cough, sore throat and other abnormal symptoms, it is recommended to hold off on travel.