Graphic Record of the Press Conference on Epidemic Prevention and Control in COVID-19, Fuzhou (October 27, 2022)
Zeng Yu, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Fuzhou Municipal Committee and director of the Information Office of the Municipal Government-
Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the press,
Good afternoon everyone! Today, we are here to hold a press conference on the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic in Fuzhou, to inform about the situation and answer questions from reporters.
Present at the conference were: emergency headquarters, executive deputy commander of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control work in Fuzhou, and Ms. Sun Xiaolan, deputy mayor of the Municipal People’s Government; Mr. Guo Yong, Director of Fuzhou Health and Health Commission; Mr. Dong Jingtai, Head of the People’s Government of Jin ‘an District. First of all, please invite Ms. Sun Xiaolan to brief us on the situation.
Sun Xiaolan
Sun Xiaolan, executive deputy commander of emergency headquarters and deputy mayor of the municipal government for the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic in Fuzhou-
Dear friends from the media:
Good afternoon everyone! Below, I would like to inform you about the epidemic prevention and control work in our city. There are two main aspects:
First, the basic situation of the case
As of 24: 00 on the 26th, Fuzhou had reported 186 asymptomatic infections and 5 confirmed cases, among which 63 cases were added that day. A total of 4,584 people were secretly contacted and 2,505 people were secretly contacted, all of which have been included in the control. There are 24 middle-risk zones in the city, including 17 in Jin ‘an, 5 in Minhou and 2 in Minqing.
II. Disposal of epidemic situation
In view of the current epidemic situation, the following work has been carried out:
1. Further strengthen social control. In order to quickly and effectively block the spread chain of the epidemic, starting from the 26th, the city suspended all gathering activities such as culture, entertainment, sports, folk customs, sales promotion, etc. When citizens enter supermarkets, pharmacies and other places, they need to hold a 48-hour negative nucleic acid certificate, and strictly implement normal prevention and control measures such as code scanning, temperature measurement and wearing masks.
2. Fully protect the rights and interests of candidates. On October 29th, the national qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers in the second half of 2022 will be held. Nearly 50,000 people in our city will take part in this examination, which is a major event that concerns every candidate. According to the principle of "being able to take all the exams", we will accurately arrange the candidates’ code assignment, refine and improve the examination organization, and set up a special examination room for candidates with yellow codes to ensure the normal examination. Please pay close attention to the relevant reminder messages and official announcements, and take the exam for health.
3. Ensure people’s medical needs. In order to effectively protect residents’ demand for medical treatment during the epidemic, starting from 8: 00 on the 28th, we changed Jin ‘an District Hospital into a designated hospital for "red and yellow code" patients, providing medical services for "red and yellow code" patients in four urban areas, especially fever, tumor and pregnant women, and other counties (cities) also set up "red and yellow code" designated wards. In the next step, we will also provide medical services to citizens in high-risk areas by making rounds, providing on-site services and sending medical staff.
Citizens and friends, at present, we are at a critical moment in the race against the virus. In the next few days, I hope that everyone will consciously slow down the pace of life, calm down, not gather, not eat at home, and work at home. Now we are slowing down together to make this city get better faster. Thank you again for your understanding and cooperation. Thank you!
Zeng Yu:
I thank Ms. Sun Xiaolan for her briefing. Next, answer questions on the spot, please raise your hand before asking questions, and please report your identity after being invited. Now let’s start answering questions.
Fujian news broadcast reporter
Fujian News Radio reporter:
Recently, many citizens have reported that the health code has been given a "yellow code". Excuse me, under what circumstances will the health code be given a "yellow code"? How can citizens turn to green codes after being assigned yellow codes?
Guo Yong
Guo Yong, Director of Fuzhou Health and Health Commission:
Thank you for your questions.
In the epidemic prevention and control work, in order to beat the spread speed of the virus and gain precious time for the epidemic treatment, the staff will first assign "yellow codes" to the health codes of some people, including potential associates who have "time and space intersection" with positive infected people, mixed management personnel who are initially screened positive for regional nucleic acid testing, etc. This is an important health management measure for the epidemic prevention and control work in COVID-19, which can make the yellow code personnel reduce social activities, take the initiative to accept nucleic acid testing, and reduce the risk of epidemic spread.
Yellow coding is carried out by all levels and departments in accordance with the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, and the coding and transcoding of "Fujian Health Code" is managed and operated by the provincial platform. The related personnel screening is to obtain the owner information through the calculation of the mobile communication base station. Due to the large number of visits during this period, there will be a phenomenon of information transmission delay. Due to the need of epidemic prevention and control, there are certain restrictions on the "yellow code" personnel entering public places and taking public transport, and please understand.
If a citizen friend finds that his health code is yellow, please handle it according to the reason of "yellow code" prompted by the health code, and be sure to do the following:
1. Immediately report to the community and cooperate with the community investigation and management.
2. Wear a mask regularly, and go to the nearest "yellow code" nucleic acid sampling point for free nucleic acid detection as soon as possible (the information of yellow code and green code sampling points has been updated through "Fuzhou Health and Wellness" official website and WeChat WeChat official account).
3. Implement the "three-day two-test", that is, complete two nucleic acid tests within three days, and the interval between the two tests is not less than 24 hours.
After all the test results are negative, they can automatically turn into green codes.
At the same time that the health code is given yellow code, the city will send SMS reminders to the yellow code crowd. If the nucleic acid test has been carried out as required after being assigned the yellow code and the result is negative, it will be removed from the yellow code list; However, in the case of a large number of people with yellow code, there are cases where individual short messages are sent late and yellow code reminder short messages are received after turning to green code. The actual status is subject to the health code display. Remind citizens and friends in particular to pay attention to protecting personal information during the epidemic, and not to lend out identity documents, communication tools, electronic accounts, etc., so as not to affect the accuracy of coding.
Everyone is the first responsible person for his own health. The prevention and control of epidemic situation needs your joint efforts. Here, I also appeal to the general public and friends to understand and support the policies of epidemic situation prevention and control in a responsible attitude towards themselves, their families and friends, actively cooperate with nucleic acid detection, implement classified health management measures, and jointly win this war of prevention and control of epidemic situation. Your cooperation is our greatest support! Thank you all!
Zeng Yu:
Thank you! Please keep asking questions.
People’s Daily reporter
People’s Daily reporter:
In the past two days, the risk area in Jinan District is expanding. How to delimit and control the risk area and how to quickly block the risk of epidemic spread?
Dong Jingtai
Dong Jingtai, the head of Jinan District People’s Government:
Thank you for your question. I will answer this question. For the delineation and control of risk areas, we strictly follow the requirements of the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan of the State Council, scientifically judge, timely adjust and continuously optimize according to the trajectory of case activities and the risk of epidemic spread, combined with the guidance of provincial and municipal experts. At present, there are 17 medium-risk areas in our district, involving 41,500 people, and strict control measures such as "people don’t leave the area, taking things at the wrong peak" are implemented. At the same time, arrange district leaders to lead a team to form a special work class, and actively do a good job in life service guarantee and humanistic care in the risk area, so as to achieve strong control and temperature service.
In the face of the current epidemic situation, on the basis of doing a good job in the control and service guarantee of key populations in risk areas, we will further improve and implement various epidemic prevention measures, adhere to the principle of "quick word first, quick control, and fully block the risk of epidemic spread. Focus on three tasks:
The first is to improve rapid disposal. Further co-ordinate the multi-level forces of cities, districts, towns and streets, and join forces with health, disease control, public security, traffic police, urban management and other teams, and set up a special class of more than 400 people to ensure that key personnel can be locked immediately after receiving information about the epidemic, and quickly implement the work of chasing the sun, such as local control, door-to-door sampling, specimen inspection, detection and tracking, personnel transfer, isolation and disinfection, so as to find out the people involved in the epidemic as quickly as possible.
The second is to deepen comprehensive screening. At present, several rounds of regional nucleic acid detection have been carried out in our district. In view of the existing shortcomings, we timely improved measures, rationally optimized the yellow code and green code detection channels, increased on-site order guidance and maintenance, and urged the implementation of protective measures such as wearing masks and one-meter lines, and implemented various convenience service measures. For some people with mobility difficulties, we conducted door-to-door sampling, and for some citizens who failed to participate in nucleic acid detection in time, we accurately pushed SMS reminders to improve the coverage and efficiency of nucleic acid detection.
The third is to reduce social risks. In order to further effectively block the risk of epidemic spread, we have shut down hotels, restaurants, scenic spots, religious sites, cinemas, libraries, cultural centers, gymnasiums and other facilities within our jurisdiction, suspended gathering activities, and sent government officials to the front line to deepen the creation of "epidemic-free communities" and strengthen grid prevention and control at the grassroots level. At the same time, strictly implement various urban management control measures, guide the public to leave the banyan tree unnecessarily, and put an end to the risk of spillover.
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the general public and friends for their understanding, support and active cooperation in epidemic prevention and control, and work with us to resolutely win the epidemic prevention and control war and annihilation war! thank you
Zeng Yu:
That’s all for the on-site Q&A. Thank you for your questions and answers from the publishers. This afternoon’s press conference is over, thank you!