(Fight against new coronary pneumonia) The peak of the epidemic in many places is coming soon How to prevent and control key groups and returnees?
China News Agency, Beijing, December 24 (Ma Shuisha) Many places in China have recently reported that the peak of the epidemic is coming. In the face of the rapid spread of the epidemic, how to prevent and control key groups such as the elderly, patients with cardiovascular disease and cancer? What should “Yangkang” staff pay attention to when they go back to work? The “two festivals” of the New Year and the Spring Festival are approaching, how to protect returnees?
Many places report that the peak of the epidemic is coming
According to the Hainan Province New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Press Conference on the 23rd, the epidemic situation in Hainan Province is currently in a rapid “climbing” stage and is expected to enter a peak period soon . The data model predicts that the number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the province will increase exponentially.
The press conference on the prevention and control of new coronary pneumonia epidemic in Jiangxi Province announced on the 23rd that the first wave of the epidemic in Jiangxi Province is expected to reach the peak of infection in early January 2023 and turn in a low-level epidemic in early March 2023 and the epidemic will last 3 months. Soon, the cumulative infection rate will be close to 80%. Most areas are expected to gradually enter the peak epidemic period in about a week.
Tao Yisheng, director of the Anhui Provincial Health and Health Commission, said on the 23rd that most parts of Anhui province are expected to reach the peak of the epidemic before the end of the month and enter a downward channel after maintaining a high level for two or three days. Some areas with high population density and high mobility may reach their peak sooner than expected, for example Hefei city may reach its peak between the 25th and 26th.
Bo Tao, director of the Qingdao Municipal Commission of Health and Health, said on the 23rd that the current peak of the new crown infection in Qingdao has not yet arrived and is in the rapid transmission stage before the peak. At present, Qingdao has established and improved a hierarchical and classified system of diagnosis and treatment, and has built three lines of defense for medical treatment.
Elderly people need to be wary of ‘silent hypoxia’ and heart disease patients don’t stop taking drugs blindly
“The current COVID-19 epidemic is still spreading, and the arrival of the peak of the infection rate will also increase the rate of severe cases, which will have some impact on all medical resources.” Zhang Wenhong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Affiliated Hospital of Fudan University, said that some elderly patients It was too late, because they did not respond to hypoxia, and did not even feel chest tightness and breathing difficulties. This phenomenon can be called “silent hypoxia”.
Li Yanming, director of the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care at Beijing Hospital, reminded that once the elderly have a fever at home, they need to strengthen the monitoring of body temperature, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation. If there is a drop in blood oxygen saturation, dyspnea, physical activity or abnormal mental state, you should go to the hospital in time. The sooner you go to the doctor, the higher the treatment success rate.
In addition, Zhang Jian, chief physician of the Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, said that if heart disease patients should stop taking drugs after being infected with the new crown, he said that during the period of heart disease patients infected with the new crown, it is generally recommended to take the medicine according to the former habits and treatment principles, not because of If you are infected with the new crown, you will stop taking the drug blindly. Professor Xu Danyan of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Second Hospital of Central South University reminded that if you have symptoms such as chest pain, severe shortness of breath and palpitations, you need to go to the hospital in time.
Can cancer patients receive cancer treatment after being infected with the new crown? Wang Yan, chief physician of the oncology department of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital, suggested that if a cancer patient is currently in the tumor-free stage, there is not much difference between the preventive treatment and the normal person . If you are suffering from cancer and have been infected with the new crown during cancer treatment, it is recommended to stop cancer treatment, especially chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation therapy. Targeted therapy has relatively few side effects, and the impact on patients is relatively light. If the infection is mild after infection with the new crown, targeted therapy can be continued. If it is a severe case, the treatment of the new crown should be the main treatment, and anti-cancer treatment should be considered after the recovery of the new crown.
Return to work and return to work should be done according to one’s ability. “Two parties” need to be well protected when you go home
At present, more and more “Yangkang” personnel are returning to work. At the same time, many places have suggested that even asymptomatic and mild patients can go to work normally if they take personal protection. In this regard, Li Tong, chief physician of the infectious disease department of Beijing You’an Hospital, once reminded that in the first week or two of recovery, you will be tired and should do your job according to your ability, step by step step, and do not act too hastily. Liu Chuanmiao, director of the infectious disease department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College in Anhui Province, said: ‘If the patient still has symptoms such as fever, body aches and lack of energy, it is not encouraged to rush back to work. under such circumstances”.
Wang Linghang, director of the emergency department of Beijing Ditan Hospital and deputy director of the Infectious Diseases Clinical Center, said that if the pneumonia occurs in the acute stage, the recovery period should be prolonged and the lung infection will improve in significantly; there are still low fever, fatigue, palpitations, chest tightness, and activity tolerance. Patients with myocarditis manifestations such as significant decline should have good rest, and can not bear the discomfort, and forcibly return to work, which is prone to risk.
Regarding when healers without underlying diseases can start exercising, Xu Danyan stressed that resuming exercise should occur one week after recovery and stop immediately if symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath and palpitations occur. As you begin to recover, you can do low-intensity exercise for about a week, including walking, yoga exercises, etc. After the body has gradually adapted, do complex exercises such as strength training and balance training.
Train tickets for the 2023 Spring Festival travel season will go on sale on December 24. The “two holidays” of New Year and Spring Festival are approaching, and the number of people returning home has increased. Experts remind you that you still need to protect yourself well when you return to your hometown. If you have the conditions, try to travel during off-peak hours as much as possible. If the distance is close, self-driving is encouraged; plan your travel time and avoid staying long in public areas; pay attention to personal hygiene such as hand disinfection, wear face mask. (use)
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