What is Xinhua News Agency’s comment on the epidemic prevention measures in Jixi, Heilongjiang?

The Spring Festival is approaching. Due to cold weather and increased movement of people, epidemics have recurred to varying degrees in various places. A confirmed case appeared in Wangkui County, Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province on January 10. This round of epidemics in Heilongjiang has accumulated A total of ***936 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and asymptomatic infections were reported. From January 20 to 24, Heilongjiang’s newly confirmed cases accounted for nearly half of the newly confirmed cases in my country during the same period. Why are the local confirmed cases in Jixi, Heilongjiang growing so rapidly and in large numbers? Xinhua News Agency reporters went to investigate in person and made comments on this round of epidemic.

1. Multiple factors exacerbate the hidden spread of the epidemic.

Ge Hong, deputy director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Health Commission, said that the virus in this round of epidemic is highly concealed, infected quickly, and spreads widely. People with positive infections have clustered in villages and families, and outbreaks have occurred. , as well as the characteristics of distributing to multiple places and points at the same time. Many experts told reporters that due to factors such as regional climate and living habits, some of Heilongjiang's epidemic prevention experiences in this round of epidemics have certain regional characteristics, which can be used as a reference for the country, especially the northern region, in winter and spring epidemic prevention and control. . Rural areas are a weak link in prevention and control. Many local confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections are related to Huiqi Town in Wangkui County. Action trajectories show that some people ignore epidemic prevention requirements and go to the village to attend weddings, go to restaurants in town for dinner, and work in villages. Playing poker in a grocery store greatly increases the risk of virus transmission. It is difficult to detect asymptomatic infections. In the current epidemic in Heilongjiang, the number of asymptomatic infections accounted for more than half of the total number of confirmed cases. The early confirmed asymptomatic infections in Wangkui and Hulan Districts of Harbin City were discovered after local medical institutions conducted exhaustive tests on patients who visited the hospital. Enterprise cluster epidemics are difficult to prevent. Heilongjiang Zhengda Industrial Co., Ltd. has recently experienced cluster epidemics. Multiple confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections have been found to be associated with the enterprise, most of which are employees of the enterprise.

2. Take three measures urgently and quickly to boost local epidemic prevention efforts.

In order to increase the intensity of epidemic prevention, relevant departments in Heilongjiang have adopted a number of targeted measures: tightening lockdown and control. Heilongjiang's epidemic-related areas have successively issued stricter control orders. Hulan District of Harbin City requires non-essential personnel to strictly prohibit going out and entering. Wangkui County of Suihua City has issued a "seven-day stay-at-home order". Heilongjiang Province has also given top priority to epidemic prevention and control in rural areas. It is strictly prohibited to hold various celebrations and other gathering activities, as well as large-scale weddings and funerals. Quick detection. Multiple rounds of nucleic acid testing have been launched in many places across the province. ?Strong?Guarantee. In order to ensure the normal home life of people in the closed areas, Suihua City has established multiple specialized teams such as security organizations, emergency organizations, and volunteer service teams to coordinate grain, oil, and vegetable stores and order delivery, and consolidate the security responsibilities of rural street cadres. An emergency response organization composed of 12 departments involving medical care, transportation, electricity, tap water, gas, and heating was established to ensure emergency needs.