What will the Qatar World Cup without masks bring to the global epidemic prevention and control? see expert analysis
While all parts of the country are going all out to fight the epidemic, football players from all over the world are fighting fiercely in the World Cup in Qatar!
It is undeniable that the success of the World Cup in Qatar has given us the confidence to win the fight against the epidemic. The most intuitive feeling that the World Cup brings to most of us is that apart from the passion and pleasure brought by football, all the audience on the scene do not need to Because of the epidemic prevention and control, we are forced to wear masks and keep a safe distance. I believe many of us will be envious when we see it!
In addition to envy, we should seriously think about it. Are the local tyrants in the Middle East not afraid of the COVID-19 virus? Or did you choose "Lie flat" directly? And we all know that the COVID-19 virus has never disappeared, and the epidemic has always been there. What will the Qatar World Cup without masks bring to the global epidemic prevention and control? Let's see the analysis of experts.
It's not so much lying down, it's better to respect science
Let’s first understand the entry policy during the World Cup in Qatar: Entry personnel do not need to have a negative nucleic acid test or rapid antigen test report; there is no need to register for the Qatar Health Code mobile application before entering the country; there is no mandatory vaccine requirement, and it is recommended to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before coming to the card. 19 and flu vaccines; fans from various countries do not need to be quarantined or mandatory COVID-19 testing after entering the country.
It can be seen that this epidemic prevention policy is quite loose, but if we look back at the current case fatality rate of the COVID-19 virus, we will know that Qatar does have the confidence to relax control. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health of Singapore, the current case fatality rate of Omicron is 0.021% under the basic protection of the vaccine. Even without the basic protection of the vaccine, the case fatality rate is 0.062%. 0.1%.
This data is actually in line with the results of research on the current pathogenic characteristics of Omicron in various countries around the world, that is, the severe disease rate and fatality rate have dropped significantly, which means that the threat to humans is already very small, and Qatar has already done it before the World Cup Sufficient arguments and drills, so rather than saying that Qatar chose to "lay flat", it is better to say that it respects science.
The Importance of Vaccinations
One of the very important reasons why Qatar dares to open up to fans around the world so boldly is the high vaccination rate of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the official data of the Ministry of Health of Qatar, the local resident population of Qatar is 2.658 million, and the number of doses of COVID-19 vaccination has exceeded 7.59 million doses, and the number of booster injections has exceeded 1.89 million doses. It can be said that Qatar has basically reached vaccination coverage 100% extent. Thanks to such a high vaccination rate, Qatar dared to allow fans from all over the world to spend a relaxing and enjoyable World Cup journey in Qatar.
The importance of large-scale nucleic acid testing is declining
Fans entering Qatar during the World Cup no longer need to have negative results of nucleic acid testing or rapid antigen testing. It can be seen that the importance of large-scale nucleic acid testing and screening is declining. Although nucleic acid testing and rapid antigen testing are still the easiest and quickest way to screen people infected with COVID-19, compared with the current transmission speed of Omicron, the need for large-scale screening is not so great, and it can wait until After the patient has symptoms, they will be tested again to check whether they are infected with the COVID-19 virus.
In short, in stark contrast to China's still insisting on the "dynamic zeroing" prevention and control policy, Qatar can be said to have been quite relaxed in the prevention and control of the epidemic. But we might as well make bold suggestions. We might as well copy other people's homework, first loosen the control within a certain range, and observe the impact at the same time, and then gradually release the control.