(Fight against new coronary pneumonia) Guangzhou is expected to reach the peak of the epidemic in January next year, and is accumulating comprehensive medical resources
China News Agency, Guangzhou, December 19 (Wang Hua, Wu Qiuyun) The Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission announced at a press conference on the 19th that the epidemic situation in the city is expected to reach its peak in early January 2023, and The city is taking steps, including the implementation of fever clinics Response measures in six areas, including the doubling plan, to strengthen the medical resource reserve and improve treatment capacity.
According to information released by the Guangzhou Municipal Health and Health Commission, the number of outpatient visits to fever clinics in the city has continued to increase since December. Most of the patients who visit the clinics are young adults aged between 18 and 59 years old, representing 86%; people aged 60 and over account for 8.2%; 18 years The following groups represent 5.8%.
Zhang Yi, deputy director and spokesman of the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, said experts expect the city’s epidemic to reach its peak in early January 2023. To this end, the city has taken countermeasures from six aspects, including including: plan to double the number of fever clinics, implement the plan to double the number of ICU beds in the ICU, promote the online diagnosis of Internet hospitals, do a good job of employing medical personnel and medical supplies, strengthen medical services for key groups and rural areas and increase health education in all aspects, etc., and strive to delay the peak period and weaken the peak to ensure smooth and orderly medical care.
It is understood that recently the average daily number of patients in Guangzhou fever clinics is about 50,000, and the original daily capacity of fever clinics in the city is about 40,000. Since the launch of the fever clinic doubling plan on December 1, 100% of the medical institutions above the city’s second tier have opened fever clinics, which should be opened as much as possible. There are 199 fever clinics, 224 fever clinics primary fever and a total of 1048 consultation rooms. The capacity can be increased to 111,000 passengers. After that, the city will convert tertiary hospital general practices into fever clinics when needed according to the changes in the epidemic situation, by then the maximum daily consultation capacity is expected to reach 161,000 people at a time.
Currently, there are 7 designated hospitals and 4 sub-designated hospitals in Guangzhou, totaling 6,880 open beds and 455 ICU beds. Guangzhou Finance has invested 895 million yuan to purchase 22,000 sets of medical equipment, and the number of intensive care beds is expected to increase to 1,385 on December 20.
Since the beginning of this month, Guangzhou has issued 19 recruitment announcements for medical institutions, recruiting 1,412 medical personnel, mobilizing and redeploying 960 retired medical personnel to re-enter the frontline of medical care.
In response to the recent shortage of antipyretic drugs, the Guangzhou Municipal Commission of Health and Health has worked together with various departments and related enterprises to ensure that pharmacies of medical institutions use drugs; , Increase production and supply of emergency medicines.
Zhang Yi said that the elderly, pregnant women and children, as well as the city’s seven agricultural areas, are the focus of epidemic prevention and control. Remote collaboration and a two-way smooth referral mechanism provide a strong guarantee for medical services in rural areas. (use)
(Editor in charge: He Xin)
