Today, the State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism for the autumn and winter new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control special supervision work mobilization training meeting was held in Beijing.

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At the meeting, Ma Xiaowei, director of the National Health Commission and head of the comprehensive team of the State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism, said that the task of preventing and controlling the autumn and winter epidemics is arduous. It is necessary to ensure that once a cluster of epidemics is detected, the nucleic acid test of all employees in the area is completed within 5 to 7 days. Control the spread of the epidemic to the greatest extent.

"The current epidemic is still spreading globally, and the risk of sporadic cases and local outbreaks in the country still exists. Respiratory diseases such as new crown pneumonia and influenza in autumn and winter are intertwined, and the prevention and control tasks are arduous." Ma Xiaowei said, the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism in late September Special inspections on the prevention and control of new crown pneumonia in autumn and winter will be carried out in 17 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government), and various localities will be urged to implement various prevention and control measures, timely plug loopholes, make up for shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses, and resolutely prevent the fall and winter epidemic from rebounding and protect People are healthy and social stability is maintained.

This inspection will focus on urging all localities to consolidate the "four-party responsibilities", achieve "five with three stricts", implement various measures of "foreign defense import, internal defense against rebound", insist on co-prevention of people and common prevention of multiple diseases, and strengthen port and Implement prevention and control measures in key links such as food transportation and processing, schools and communities, and strengthen prevention and control of hospital infections in medical institutions, and implement the "four early" measures.

At the same time, make preparations for nucleic acid testing, medical institution treatment, centralized isolation facilities, prevention and control material reserves, staff and emergency support, etc., to ensure that the personnel, equipment, facilities, materials, and capabilities are in place to ensure that once If a cluster of epidemics is detected, complete the nucleic acid test of all employees in the area within 5 to 7 days to control the spread of the epidemic to the greatest extent.

Ma Xiaowei stated that the State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism adheres to the problem-oriented approach, focusing on clarifying the manifestations and crux of the various problems of inadequate prevention and control measures for the autumn and winter epidemics, urging and guiding local governments to implement reforms, and implement various prevention and control measures. Implement in place and supervise actual results; we must innovate inspection methods, promote the style of seeking truth and pragmatism, and devote most of our time and energy to problem verification, unannounced visits and inspections, random inspections, on-site interviews, etc., to effectively reduce the level of grassroots Burden; we must dare to be tough, focus on discovering and solving problems, and do not follow "designated routes" or "demonstration bonsai"; we must strictly supervise and discipline, strictly implement the eight central regulations and the spirit of their implementation rules, and abide by Regulations on clean government.