On February 27, at the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, Li Zhengliang, deputy director of the Health and Quarantine Department of the General Administration of Customs, introduced that at present, the country has steadily entered a new stage of normalized epidemic prevention and control of “Class B and B Control”, but the global The epidemic is still spreading, and the virus is still mutating. On January 30, the World Health Organization announced that the new crown epidemic continued to constitute a “public health emergency of international concern”. With the gradual resumption of international flights, the opening of border ports, and the full resumption of personnel exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao, the risk of importing new coronavirus mutant strains and other infectious diseases continues unabated, and foreign defense imports still face tests, challenges, and pressures. In this regard, the customs will pay close attention to the global epidemic situation and virus mutation, focusing on the following aspects:
The customs detected the first case of XBB.1.9 and other mutated strains imported from abroad Li Zhengliang, the picture comes from China Net
The first is to strengthen the analysis, research, judgment, monitoring and early warning of the global epidemic. Improve the early detection and early treatment capabilities of major epidemics, so as to achieve “more accurate research and judgment, faster response, and more effective measures.” At the same time, in accordance with the deployment of the joint defense and joint control mechanism of the State Council, the joint disease control department of the customs has continued to carry out the monitoring of the mutation of the imported new coronavirus. Since January 8, “Class B and B control”, as of February 26, the customs have detected a total of imported There are 30 mutated strains of the new coronavirus, and the first mutated strains such as XBB.1.9, XBB.1.9.1 and XBL were detected in China.
The second is to adjust and optimize various measures for epidemic prevention and control at ports. Adhere to scientific prevention and control, strengthen the “water, land, and air” defense, and in accordance with the unified deployment of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council, the nucleic acid or antigen test results of entry personnel within 48 hours before departure will be included in the customs health declaration. At the port, measures such as body temperature monitoring, medical inspection, and mutated virus strain monitoring are used to effectively check the risk of epidemic-related personnel entering and leaving the country. For those who find abnormalities in quarantine, measures such as epidemiological investigation, medical screening, and sampling and testing are strictly implemented to resolutely build external defenses. Enter the first line of defense.
Customs detected the first case of XBB.1.9 and other mutant strains imported from abroad
The third is to continue to do a good job of “preventing multiple diseases together”. At present, cholera, yellow fever, Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever and other infectious diseases are frequently occurring in the world. On February 15, the World Health Organization announced that the monkeypox epidemic continued to constitute a “public health emergency of international concern”. . Customs will continue to strengthen the risk monitoring, analysis and judgment of overseas infectious disease epidemics, strengthen joint prevention and control, and strictly prevent the cross-border spread of other infectious diseases while strictly implementing the prevention and control measures for new crown virus infection.