More than 10,000 new cases nationwide in a single day! How can we end the COVID-19 outbreak? Zhang Wenhong gave the answer

With the advent of autumn and winter, the national epidemic situation continues to rise. On November 10, there were 1,150 new local confirmed cases and 9,385 new local asymptomatic infections in China. The total number of new local cases in a single day exceeded 10,000!

The repeated outbreaks of the epidemic have not only affected work and life in many areas due to isolation, but also made people worry about the damage to the body caused by the virus, causing panic among some people. There is even a saying on the Internet that "you only have a few years of youth, and the epidemic accounts for 3 years." People have this question: How can we end the COVID-19 epidemic? Recently, Professor Zhang Wenhong also spoke at an academic conference to answer this question.

How can we end the COVID-19 outbreak? Zhang Wenhong gave the answer

With the deepening of people's understanding of the COVID-19 virus, everyone may have gradually discovered that this virus is not so easy to be eliminated. Instead, it may gradually become like the "flu" after many encounters with humans. Humans coexist for a long time. However, although the virulence of the currently circulating mutant strains is weaker than before, the infectivity is enhanced, and because of the existence of asymptomatic infection, it is more insidious. Therefore, the cause of the outbreak is often related to the hidden and rapid spread of the virus.

It is difficult for us to distinguish who is carrying the virus in the vast sea of ​​people, but if we are always fully armed for epidemic prevention, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, making people physically and mentally exhausted. In this regard, when Professor Zhang Wenhong attended the academic annual meeting recently, he used common language to tell everyone how to use wisdom and scientifically prevent the epidemic. He proposed that the epidemic will not end in the short term. We need to be patient and fight a protracted battle, and at the same time use courage and wisdom To defeat the epidemic, we hope that multi-discipline will protect vulnerable groups in the epidemic.

Among them, fighting a protracted war, courage and wisdom belong to the strategic level, which mainly requires the decision-making layer to optimize the epidemic prevention policy, and flexibly decide the epidemic prevention measures according to the characteristics of virus mutation. Multidisciplinary protection of vulnerable groups in the epidemic requires the medical and health system to make adequate preparations. Including the hospital's intensive care unit beds, ventilators and other equipment levels, what are the specific departments of the multi-disciplinary? The author believes that infectious diseases, respiratory medicine, ICU, hospital infection, cardiology, neurology, geriatrics, pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, etc. should all participate. Taking pharmacy as an example, how to ensure the safety of severe COVID-19 patients? Drug supply is very important. The clinical pharmacy discipline is an indispensable supporting force for clinical pharmacists, especially anti-infective pharmacists, to provide pharmacy consultation opinions to patients with severe infections, optimize drug treatment plans, and avoid secondary damage caused by drug interactions!

Zhang Wenhong suggested that there are three main points for self-protection in personal epidemics:

At present, we do not have the conditions to fully coexist with the COVID-19 virus, so it is very important to do personal protection, especially the elderly, infants, vulnerable people with chronic diseases, underlying diseases and low immunity, how to protect themselves? Professor Zhang Wenhong suggested the following 3 points:

1) Wear a mask when going out, especially in enclosed spaces such as elevators

The epidemic has made people develop the habit of wearing masks when they go out. Masks are also our strongest weapon against the virus. However, people who wear masks for a long time will also be very stuffy. Professor Zhang recommends that everyone take off the masks in an open environment with few people and breathe fresh air properly, but in confined spaces such as elevators, even if there are no people, pay attention to wearing them. Masks to prevent the presence of aerosols.

It is also important to pay attention to the choice of masks. If it is not a medical protective mask, it is also worn in vain. In places where the risk of the epidemic is high, it is recommended to wear a medical N95 mask to effectively prevent the mutant strain of Omicron.

2) Pay attention to hand hygiene

When going out, pay attention to hand hygiene. For example, in the elevator, do not press the elevator button directly with your hands. You can bring a toothpick or tissue on your body and throw it into the trash after you press it. In this way, even in the elevator with asymptomatic infected people, it is not easy to contract the COVID-19 virus.

3) Do not touch your mouth and nose with your hands

Another thing to note is that after going out, do not touch your mouth and nose with your hands easily, because even if your hands do not touch keys and other items, you may still be exposed to viruses in the air or aerosols. The virus cannot enter the body through the skin barrier without touching the mouth and nose. And when you go out and go home, the first thing to do is to wash your hands.

Epilogue

The battle between us and the COVID-19 virus is not over yet. In the face of repeated epidemics and mutated viruses, we need precise and scientific epidemic prevention, especially for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, and chronically ill patients. Notice. At present, we do not have the conditions for a full liberalization, but with the introduction of 20 measures to optimize prevention and control work in China and the continuous efforts of medical institutions at all levels, I believe that we will eventually come out of the haze of the epidemic and usher in the end of the epidemic new life!