Strictly prevent BF.7 mutant strain Taiwan experts: video consultation and drug administration cannot be interrupted during the Spring Festival
Taiwan experts call for video consultation (pictured), home care and antiviral drug administration not to be interrupted during the Spring Festival to avoid patients from rushing to the emergency room during the Spring Festival. The information photo of this newspaper
The Epidemic Command Center announced yesterday that starting from New Year's Day next year, a one-month comprehensive inspection will be carried out for passengers entering the country from mainland China, and positive samples will be collected for virus sequencing. Experts in Taiwan estimate that border inspections can only temporarily pass the Spring Festival. If the BF.7 mutant strain that is prevalent in the mainland becomes popular in Taiwan, it will still have an impact. We call on video consultations and home care antiviral administration not to be interrupted during the Spring Festival, so as to prevent patients from rushing to the emergency department during the Spring Festival.
Chen Xiuxi, a professor at the Institute of Epidemiology and Premedical Medicine at National Taiwan University, said that the epidemic situation in mainland China is obviously different from that in other places. Most patients are infected with the new crown mutant strain for the first time, people lack supplementary drugs and high coverage, and non-pharmaceutical intervention measures (NPI) are frequently used. Washing hands, wearing masks, etc. are all lifted.
Chen Hsiu-hsi said that the protective power of those who were naturally infected with the BA.2 mutant strain from April to August in Taiwan has faded.
Huang Limin, honorary chairman of the Taiwan Infectious Diseases Association, said that Taiwan’s one-month inspection at the border can only go through the Spring Festival. If the BF. The command center first conducted epidemic investigations to block the chain of transmission for the infection incidents that were diagnosed after returning to Taiwan from the mainland to collect yin.
Former deputy director of the CDC, Shi Wenyi, said that Japan and South Korea are more affected by the epidemic situation in China than Taiwan in opening up tourists from mainland China. He is worried that during the Spring Festival, the epidemic situation in Taiwan will heat up, and the medical capacity will be limited. The manpower of medical institutions and pharmacies should be sufficient to prevent patients from overcrowding emergency rooms and paralyzing medical care.
