At the press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia in Shanghai held on March 27, relevant parties in Shanghai stated that at present Shanghai The city has tested more than 14 million people for antigens, and has implemented control over those who have tested positive. In the future, nucleic acid and antigen tests will be scientifically organized, and prevention and control measures will be implemented in every link to block community transmission of the epidemic.
On March 26, Shanghai added 45 local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 2,631 local asymptomatic infections. Of the 45 confirmed cases, 27 were found in closed-loop isolation and control, and 18 were found in nucleic acid screening of relevant risk groups. Of the 2,631 asymptomatic infections, 2,363 were found in closed-loop isolation and control, and 268 were found in nucleic acid screening of relevant risk groups.
According to Wu Ganyu, a first-level inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, through the analysis and judgment of the previous rounds of nucleic acid screening data, in order to improve the detection efficiency and timely detect hidden infections, Shanghai has conducted a survey of the whole city in the past two days. The screening of “nucleic acid + antigen” detection was carried out, nucleic acid screening was carried out for residents in key areas, and antigen detection was carried out for residents in non-key areas. Follow-up testing will continue on the 27th.
The nucleic acid test has been carried out immediately for the persons who have been found to be positive in the antigen test, and control has been implemented before the test results are issued.
For the child patient group, the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission has coordinated the city’s medical resources to do a good job in related medical treatment. From March 1 to 26, a total of 53 confirmed cases aged 6 and under were admitted in Shanghai, accounting for 6.4% of all confirmed cases; 252 asymptomatic infections, accounting for 2.6% of all asymptomatic infections, were admitted to the hospital. Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. There is a diagnosis and treatment plan for each child. Physicians with senior professional titles will conduct ward rounds every day to understand and judge the condition. The hospital also maintains online communication and contact with parents. At present, the Pediatric Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University has dispatched an experienced medical and nursing team to the public health center to support the diagnosis and treatment of the pediatric ward, especially the care of infants and young children. (Reporter Yuan Quan)