Chongqing - On the morning of January 26, Chongqing held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia. At the meeting, Luo Lin, the deputy secretary-general of the municipal government and a spokesman for the municipal government, introduced the next steps in the prevention and control of Chongqing's new coronavirus pneumonia.
Chongqing will deploy and deepen the implementation of the city's epidemic prevention and control work, strictly implement the level-Ⅰ response work mechanism, further improve medical prevention and control, traffic management and control, community and village prevention and control, and strengthen organizational command in human, financial, and material security. The Chongqing government will strive to improve scientific prevention and control, enhance organization and scientific management, and spare no effort to win the fierce battle of prevention and control of this epidemic.
According to Luo Lin, cadres at all levels in Chongqing, especially the main leading cadres, will stick to their positions and take the lead to go into the front line of epidemic prevention and control. All staff at the municipal level in medical and health institutions are on duty.
Luo Lin indicated that the government would continue to do a diligent job in epidemic prevention, investigation, early warning, and efficiently achieve early detection, early reporting, rapid isolation, and early treatment. Taking necessary measures such as ventilation, disinfection, and temperature monitoring for critical places such as bus stations, airports, docks, and checking vehicles such as cars, trains, and airplanes. Once suspected cases were found, authorities will detain them for observation. CQ is strengthening community investigation by adopting a grid-based, full-coverage approach following all leads, and do an excellent job of personnel investigation and information collection. Community medical staff and family doctors will also provide necessary medical support for home isolation patients. Chongqing is reducing and restricting unnecessary public gatherings, putting a temporary moratorium on cultural tourism, and other activities. Citizens are advised to minimize going out during this period, not to host banquets and entertainment events with multiple people, to reduce the spread of the epidemic in public places.
The designated medical institutions in the city will accept and treat confirmed patients promptly following the principle of "concentrating patients, experts, resources, and treatment." At the municipal level, we are fully prepared for centralized admission to designated hospitals. When necessary, we will provide centralized and fixed-point treatment for patients, coordinate and dispatch experts and medical staff, and go all out to do an excellent job in medical treatment.
In addition, the relevant departments will actively ensure the funding, materials, and strength required for rescue treatment, make every effort to organize and coordinate the production of masks, protective clothing, drugs, medical equipment, disinfection, and other epidemic prevention and control materials, and make a full backup for medical supplies reserves. Relevant enterprises in the city were urged to step up production to ensure timely supply. Organize large-scale distribution companies and key commodity-related enterprises to increase their inventory, and effectively ensure that the market for daily necessities for ordinary people is adequately supplied and in good order.
In addition, Chongqing will suspend live poultry trading and slaughter at farmers' markets, supermarkets, live poultry stores, and restaurants, and a crackdown on illegal trades of wild animals to ensure the supply of fresh poultry and seafood products. Strengthen the supervision of the prices of medical protective supplies and primary necessities, handle illegal activities such as disrupting market order and driving up prices in accordance with the law, and ensure standard market operation order.
Next, Chongqing will fully implement the relevant requirements for epidemic reporting, information release, timely and transparently release information on epidemic prevention and control work, scientifically resolve confusion, and promptly respond to public concerns.