Why is there a breakthrough in the prevention and control of campus epidemic in Fujian?

Jin Dongyan, a virologist and professor at the School of Biomedicine of HKU, told China Newsweek that these infected children had not been vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine, and there was a risk that their illness would be more serious. At the same time, the school is also a dense place after the start of school. Without the protection of vaccine, once the epidemic spreads, the consequences will be serious. This situation has also occurred abroad. In the recent epidemic in COVID-19, schools after the start of school have also become the hardest hit areas.

According to China News Weekly, before the start of the fall semester, schools all over the country carried out nucleic acid testing before the start of the semester, and implemented "should be tested" for nucleic acid testing, while the practice of "timely sampling" after the start of the semester only appeared in Fujian Province.

It is noteworthy that as early as before the start of the fall semester in 2020, the Fujian Provincial Department of Education and the Provincial Health and Wellness Committee jointly issued a notice requesting "timely sampling" of teachers and students returning to school for nucleic acid testing. The practice of each school is basically to take 10% of teachers and students for nucleic acid testing every 15 days.

Jin Dongyan pointed out that although the epidemic situation in Putian City has been "broken", the above operation is a very advanced practice in school epidemic prevention work, which deserves praise and promotion. "It actually established a radar system to make up for the loopholes in the prevention and control of this epidemic."

Some experts also analyzed that the interval of 15 days was too long, which also led to the early discovery of Putian epidemic. However, Jin Dongyan said that how often and how many people should be tested should be decided by the epidemic prevention department. "This requires scientific basis and judgment, not to say that the denser the better, but also to ensure the normal work of the school."

The follow-up focus is to prevent further spillover.

Judging from the epidemic information, this round of epidemic in Putian is mostly spread in schools, families and work units, including Putou Primary School in Fengting Town and Xiesheng Shoes Factory. In addition, some newly infected people are neither students nor employees of shoe factories, and their specific activity trajectories have not been clearly announced.

Most of the infected people in Quanzhou and Xiamen are related to the epidemic situation in Putian. Among the earliest 7 cases in Quanzhou, 6 people lived in Quangang, Quanzhou, and recently worked in Fengting Town, Xianyou County, Putian City. Another child surnamed Wu, aged 10, is the son of Wang, a confirmed case reported in Putian, and is listed as an associated case of confirmed cases in Putian.

Among the 33 cases published in Xiamen, the first case is Wu Moumou, a family member of Putian confirmed case, who belongs to his close contact and works as a workshop manager in a handicraft company in Tongan District, Xiamen. On September 12, Tongan District found the case by screening people who came to Xiamen from middle and high-risk areas such as Fengting Town, Xianyou County, Putian City. By 8: 00 am on September 14, there were 32 cases of cluster epidemic in this handicraft factory.

In addition, there is a locally confirmed case of Cai Moumou 1 case in Xiamen. He is an outsourcing service personnel, working in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, and his main job is outpatient logistics transshipment. Caiyi lives in Siming District Street and has no history of living in the dangerous area of China High School. At present, the official has not announced the cause of its infection.

Since the first COVID-19-positive case was reported in Xianyou County, Putian City on September 10, in just four days, the number of confirmed cases in Fujian Province has exceeded 100, much faster than the Nanjing epidemic a month ago.

Peng Zhiyong said that this once again shows the powerful spreading power of Delta virus. Previously, after a month of strict control, the epidemic situation in Wuhan and Nanjing gradually improved. He believes that the current focus of epidemic prevention and control is to reduce the flow of people in high-risk areas, and at the same time intensify efforts to track and investigate close contacts and sub-close contacts to prevent the epidemic from continuing to overflow or spread beyond the scope.

The above content refers to China Newsweek-Fujian confirmed case breakthrough 100 cases, which affected many schools. Why has the campus become a weak link in prevention and control?