Many places announced: the first wave of infection peak has passed! Will the Spring Festival trigger a new peak? Liang Wannian said

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Today, Zhejiang and Henan released news that the province has smoothly passed the first wave of peak infections. Earlier, Chongqing, Sichuan, Haikou and Sanya in Hainan also said that the local area as a whole has passed the peak of infection.

With the Spring Festival already underway, will the massive migration flow of the population trigger a new round of new coronavirus infection peaks? Recently, Liang Wannian, head of the expert group of the National Health Commission’s Leading Group for Epidemic Response and Disposal, said in an exclusive interview with Face to Face that many provinces have already reached their peaks, with some showing a downward trend. A relatively large second or third wave peak caused by the flow through the Spring Festival cannot be ruled out, but the probability is relatively small, and even if there is one, it will not be too big a wave.

Special attention needs to be paid to take into account the changes in the structure of the infected population. “Like some elderly people in rural areas do not go out at home, may be because of the flow of the Spring Festival, visiting friends and relatives were infected, coupled with the rural medical treatment conditions are not as good as urban, so to guard against the possible rural medical crowding, especially after the infection of the elderly, how to get timely treatment.” Liang Wannian said.

Zhejiang: the province’s first wave of infection peak

Has passed smoothly

According to Zhejiang news client reported on January 9, Zhejiang Province held an epidemic prevention and control dispatch will point out that the current, Zhejiang Province, the first wave of infection peak has been smoothly spent, the next to further deepen and refine the work measures, and effectively build a solid people’s life and health security barrier.

The meeting proposed that we should focus on preventing serious illnesses, make every effort to do a good job in medical treatment, further revitalize inpatient beds and ICU beds, enhance the ability to treat serious illnesses, and ensure that they should be admitted and treated as much as possible. To strengthen the precise placement of antiviral drugs, to ensure that the elderly and other key protection groups the first time with drug treatment. To continue to do a good job in the management services of key institutions and special places such as nursing homes, homes for the elderly.

The meeting stressed the need to optimize and improve the emergency command system and working mechanism of the “B class B management” in a timely manner, to strengthen the coordination and overall scheduling. To do a good job in advance during the Spring Festival epidemic prevention and control program, guide the masses during the Spring Festival staggered travel, orderly flow, to ensure a healthy holiday, a safe holiday.

Henan: has successfully passed the peak of the epidemic

The prevailing strain at this stage is dominated by BA.5.2

On the morning of January 9, at a press conference in Henan Province to coordinate the prevention and control of the new coronavirus infection, Kan Quan, secretary of the party group and director of the Henan Provincial Health and Wellness Commission, introduced that from the fever outpatient data, Henan Province reached its peak on December 19, 2022, after which the number of consultations showed a continuous downward trend. The comprehensive study concluded that Henan Province has successfully passed the peak of the epidemic and achieved a smooth and orderly transition. The daily number of new infections is expected to remain at a low level by the end of this month.

Hao Yibin, director of the Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that, at the same time, according to the gene sequencing of local cases carried out in Henan Province since December 2022, the results show that the BA.5.2 branch accounts for 94.5%, the BF.7 branch accounts for 4.4%, and the BA.5.2.20 branch accounts for 1.1%, and the strain prevalent in Henan Province at this stage still has BA.5.2 as the dominant strain, and no new No new mutant strains have been found.

Chongqing Municipal Health Commission.

The peak of the current round of new crown infection in Chongqing has passed

On January 3, at a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic in Chongqing, Li Bian, deputy director of the Chongqing Health and Health Commission, said, “According to statistics, the highest number of fever outpatient clinics in Chongqing’s secondary and higher medical institutions and fever clinics in primary care institutions was about 49,000 on December 20, but currently there are only 7,000 people. The highest number of people seen in fever clinics in secondary and higher medical institutions was on December 16, when the number exceeded 30,000 a day, but has now dropped to more than 3,000 a day.”

Li Bian said, “The infection situation in Chongqing can get a visual judgment from it, and our peak should have passed.”

Sichuan CDC: overall infection incidence has exceeded 80%

“The peak of infection in the province should have passed.”

On December 29, 2022, CCTV’s “News 1+1” program focused on the situation of the new crown epidemic in Sichuan Province. Tang Xuefeng, Party Secretary of Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that Sichuan Province completed questionnaire surveys on the Internet twice, from December 17 to 19 and from 25 to 28, 2022, respectively, with 480,000 people and more than 230,000 people participating in the surveys. From the results of the survey, the peak incidence of infection in Sichuan province is mainly concentrated between December 12 and 20, after which the daily new incidence of infection is gradually fall back.

“According to the results of the survey comprehensive research, we believe that the overall infection incidence of Sichuan residents has exceeded 80%, the peak of the province’s infection incidence should have passed, and is currently in a critical period of prevention of serious illness to reduce the death of disease. Around the Spring Festival may be due to the return to home and work tide, the epidemic may be a small rebound, which is one of our current judgment.” Tang Xuefeng said.

Hainan: Sanya and Haikou as a whole have passed the peak of infection

Be prepared for peak epidemic in rural areas

On Dec. 30, 2022, at a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic in Hainan Province, Li Wenxiu, deputy director of the Hainan Provincial Health Commission, informed that recently, the daily number of new crown infections in Hainan Province is in a period of high fluctuation, with varying progress in cities and counties, and Sanya and Haikou cities have overall passed the peak of infection. The current strain in Hainan Province is mainly BA.5.2, which has relatively light symptoms after infection compared to other strains.

Li Wenxiu said that Hainan Province will be ready to deal with the peak of the rural epidemic of all preparations. Promote the new crown vaccination for high-risk groups, and speed up the first dose of vaccination, full immunization and booster immunization for people over 80 years old. Strengthen the training of the new phase of prevention and control policy, smooth and orderly implementation of the new coronavirus infection “Class B B tube”.

Guizhou, Xi’an.

The epidemic has entered the peak platform period

On January 4, Guizhou Province, the new coronavirus outbreak prevention and control press conference, Guizhou CDC director Yang Guanghong introduced, at this stage, the epidemic in Guizhou Province has reached the peak of the epidemic, into the platform period, the number of infections will gradually decline.

“But the upcoming Spring Festival, the Spring Festival, a large number of workers returning home, the frequent movement of people, gathering activities increase, holiday aggregation of epidemic and January 8, ‘Class B B tube’ after the entry of new crown virus infected people caused by the epidemic epidemic can not be ignored, the epidemic situation is still complex and severe, prevention and control The situation is still not optimistic.” Yang Guanghong said.

The same night, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province held a video dispatching meeting with the epidemic prevention and control command. The meeting pointed out that the current epidemic in Xi’an has entered the peak platform period and the prevention and control work has reached a critical moment. We should always be highly vigilant, remember that “persistence is victory, unity is victory”, strengthen bottom-line thinking and problem orientation, race against time to make preparations for “category B, category B management”, focus on health protection and prevention of serious illnesses, be confident, continue to exert efforts, and do fine and solid The company has been working hard to ensure that the epidemic period is successfully passed.