The Spring Festival is approaching, and visiting relatives and friends, gathering together for meals, and traveling have become the main theme of the festival. How to celebrate festivals while maintaining a healthy defense line and have a safe and happy New Year? On February 10th, the National Health Commission held a press conference and invited experts to provide answers.
Frequent personnel turnover and respiratory diseases should be taken seriously.
According to Wang Dayan, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the overall trend of acute respiratory infectious disease outbreaks in China is declining. The overall influenza epidemic in the country is at a low level, with a continuous decline in the past two months. The positive rate of influenza virus testing in sentinel hospitals, the number of reported cases nationwide, and the number of clustered epidemic reports have all continued to decline.
During the Spring Festival, there is an increase in gatherings and dinners, as well as an increase in the number of people traveling and returning home. Popular places are prone to crowded situations. Wang Dayan suggests continuing to take good personal protective measures, developing good hygiene habits such as frequent hand washing and frequent ventilation, scientifically wearing masks when taking trains and planes, and paying attention to timely opening windows for ventilation when driving. Before traveling, it is important to understand the weather conditions and epidemic dynamics of the destination in advance and arrange the itinerary reasonably.
Li Yongxin, chief physician of Beijing Tongren Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, reminds that children with colds and fevers can cause otitis media. If a child expresses ear pain, slows down their response to calls, or plays loudly while watching computer or TV, they should seek medical attention at the ENT department as soon as possible.
Don't slack off in chronic disease management, use medication regularly to prevent fluctuations.
