Shanghai currently has 9 severe cases of new coronary pneumonia, 8 of which are elderly people with serious underlying diseases and unvaccinated

Client of China Youth Daily, Shanghai, April 14 (Wei Qimeng, reporter from China Youth Daily, China Youth Daily) At the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia in Shanghai this morning, the first-level inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission Wu Ganyu said that at present, there are a large number of local new crown infections in the city. Except for asymptomatic infections, most of the confirmed cases are mild, and a few are ordinary. There are currently 9 severe cases, all of which are receiving treatment in designated medical institutions. .

Among the 9 patients, 7 were male, 2 were female, 1 was 33 years old, and the remaining 8 patients were elderly, the youngest was 70 years old and the oldest was 93 years old. They are all accompanied by serious underlying diseases, such as severe immune diseases, advanced tumors, severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, failure of important organs, etc., as well as high risk factors such as advanced age, and none of them have been vaccinated against the new coronary pneumonia virus.

Wu Qianyu said that in accordance with the “New Coronary Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Trial Version 9)”, in accordance with the principle of one person, one program, the treatment force will be increased, and multidisciplinary expert consultations will be carried out. While treating new coronary pneumonia, strengthen the treatment of underlying diseases, actively prevent complications, prevent secondary infections, timely support organ function, integrate traditional Chinese and Western medicine, synergize treatment, treat according to syndrome differentiation, pay close attention to the condition of the disease, and make every effort to treat every patient .

She said that in response to the increase in the number of confirmed cases, the number of elderly people involved, and the beginning of an increase in severe cases, the city has coordinated the city’s high-quality medical resources, and strengthened the city’s public health center and the northern campus of Ruijin Hospital. The treatment force of the designated hospitals, while treating the new crown, carries out multidisciplinary treatment for the original underlying diseases of these patients.