As of February 26, Chongqing has not reported new confirmed cases for two consecutive days. Under such circumstances, can citizens relax their vigilance? On February 27, Huang Zhong, director and deputy chief physician of the Yubei District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an interview with a reporter from Upstream News·Chongqing Morning News that there may be some potential risks before it is time to relax.
Recently, some shopping malls have resumed business, and supermarket traffic has increased. Huang Zhong said that shopping malls must be prepared in three aspects before opening. One is to ensure cleanliness, ventilation, and cleaning and disinfection of air conditioners; the other is to train returnees to prepare adequate masks and disinfection. The third is to establish corresponding areas, such as observation areas. If there is an abnormal situation, it is necessary to know the surrounding designated medical institutions and get in touch with them as soon as possible.
For customers, they should wear masks all the way to the supermarket to minimize their stay time and keep a certain distance between personnel. Huang Zhong said that a confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia was discovered before, and he was a little uncomfortable before the onset, but he went to the supermarket and fell ill later. The disease control staff found that 8 staff in the supermarket had close contact with him, but they all wore masks. The 8 close contacts were quarantined and sampled and tested. The results were all negative, and the quarantine was finally lifted. "It proves that wearing a mask is still very useful and can effectively prevent the spread of droplets."
"Our work is to prevent importation and community infection, for fear of the emergence of some unknown infections." Huang Zhong said that there are some potential infections. The patients may not have the disease yet, and their contact history is not obvious, so the measures to restrict the movement of people must be strengthened and not relaxed.
Upstream News·Chongqing Morning News reporter Qian Ye
