On March 29, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps added 8,655 new local infections in a single day, including 1,565 local cases and 7,090 asymptomatic infections.
Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told a reporter from the People’s Daily Health Client that the large number and high proportion of asymptomatic infections are the obvious characteristics of this round of the epidemic. Western medicine is asymptomatic, while traditional Chinese medicine has syndromes.
“After the outbreak of the epidemic, extensive screening was carried out in various places. Due to early detection, many patients did not show symptoms of infection in the early stage of infection.” Zhang Boli said. Another important reason is that our residents have been vaccinated on a large scale. Zhang Boli explained that the immune system of the population is generally enhanced, so most of them are asymptomatic.
Asymptomatic people cannot be taken lightly. Zhang Boli reminds: First, although asymptomatic, it is still contagious and hidden Sex is stronger; in addition, today is asymptomatic, and may have symptoms tomorrow. Although asymptomatic infected people have no clinical symptoms, they have the virus in their bodies and are equally infectious.
“Especially for For key groups, such as the elderly, people with underlying diseases, as well as frail, obese, and heavy smokers, there is a risk that they will become symptomatic after a few days from asymptomatic, and need special attention. “Zhang Boli said that for general asymptomatic people, the focus is on isolation and observation. However, some patients are asymptomatic in Western medicine, but TCM has syndromes. Patients often have TCM syndromes such as dry throat, sticky mouth, abdominal distension, constipation, and thick and greasy tongue coating. Proprietary Chinese medicine can be used to intervene early, treat the symptoms beforehand, and cut off the disease. First, it can control the symptoms of the new crown, especially the normal type and severe type; the second is to promote the nucleic acid to turn negative as soon as possible.
Zhang Boli said that only by finding all asymptomatic infected persons in the shortest time and completely blocking community transmission can we achieve social zero as soon as possible.