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The number of infected people in Shanghai exceeds 200,000 experts say that Omikron should be soberly aware of
April 11, 2022 17:31 First Financial
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On April 10, there were more than 26,000 new local new crown infections in Shanghai. Since the current round of the epidemic, the cumulative number of new crown infections in Shanghai has exceeded 200,000.
It took more than a month for the outbreak of the epidemic in Shanghai to exceed 100,000 cases, and it took less than 5 days to increase from 100,000 cases to 200,000 cases. This also highlights Omic Rong spread fast.
Professor Zheng Junhua, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Renji Hospital, who is in charge of the command and coordination of the two large makeshift hospitals in Shanghai, has been fighting in the makeshift cabins for more than two weeks. He told the first financial reporter: "The epidemic in Shanghai is more complicated and severe than that in Wuhan two years ago. We should have a clear understanding of the Omicron BA.2 mutant strain. There is still insufficient data to identify changes in medicine.”
Zheng Junhua is currently the commander-in-chief of the square cabin hospital at the New International Expo Center. As of April 11, the number of people discharged from the square cabin has exceeded 600.
From a set of data cited by Zheng Junhua, we can see the characteristics of the Omicron BA.2 variant. For example, among the 14,000 patients admitted to the Fangcai Hospital of the New International Expo Center, there were more than 600 children under the age of 15, accounting for more than 600 cases. About 4%, of which there are more than 200 cases in children under the age of 5.
"Children are a group that is more likely to cause symptoms after infection with the Omicron BA.2 variant strain, because once a child is sick, his own immunity and resistance to the disease are relatively poor, and the aggravation and discomfort of the disease will be Further strengthen." Zheng Junhua said.
He also quoted relevant data as saying that in this round of outbreaks caused by Omicron, children accounted for about 10%, and the elderly accounted for about 15%-20%. Two vulnerable groups accounted for all cases. The ratio is close to one-third.
"Shanghai is an aging city, and the elderly usually suffer from cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous and endocrine system problems." Zheng Junhua said, "We must pay more attention."
He also said that tumor patients, hemodialysis patients, etc. are also a group of patients who are prone to severe illness after infection with Omicron virus. Zheng Junhua said: "Although the new crown virus may not directly cause illness, it may lead to the aggravation of underlying diseases, and great attention should be paid to treatment."
In addition, another feature of Omicron is multi-point sporadic, occult and clustering, which leads to a large number of family cluster infections. "There are a lot of family members who have been quarantined in the makeshift hospital," Zheng Junhua said. "The transmission power of Omicron far exceeds our understanding of the new crown virus in the past."
According to Zheng Junhua, the proportion of most patients admitted to the Fangcang shelter hospital is relatively high at the beginning, up to 95%-97%. During the development, clinical respiratory symptoms of new coronary pneumonia such as fever and cough appear gradually, and corresponding treatment should also be given.
Zheng Junhua emphasized that there is currently no complete evidence-based medical data support for the Omicron BA.2 variant, including the infection rate, morbidity, symptoms and prognosis are not clear, so it is judged as "large". "Influenza" is unscientific.
"At present, these data are not yet complete, and we are still in the stage of understanding this mutant strain, so Omicron should not be judged as a large flu." Zheng Junhua told the first financial reporter, "This is also the reason why we are still at this stage. An important aspect of dynamic zeroing needs to be adhered to.”
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April 11, 2022 17:31 First Financial
29
On April 10, there were more than 26,000 new local new crown infections in Shanghai. Since the current round of the epidemic, the cumulative number of new crown infections in Shanghai has exceeded 200,000.
It took more than a month for the outbreak of the epidemic in Shanghai to exceed 100,000 cases, and it took less than 5 days to increase from 100,000 cases to 200,000 cases. This also highlights Omic Rong spread fast.
Professor Zheng Junhua, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Renji Hospital, who is in charge of the command and coordination of the two large makeshift hospitals in Shanghai, has been fighting in the makeshift cabins for more than two weeks. He told the first financial reporter: "The epidemic in Shanghai is more complicated and severe than that in Wuhan two years ago. We should have a clear understanding of the Omicron BA.2 mutant strain. There is still insufficient data to identify changes in medicine.”
Zheng Junhua is currently the commander-in-chief of the square cabin hospital at the New International Expo Center. As of April 11, the number of people discharged from the square cabin has exceeded 600.
From a set of data cited by Zheng Junhua, we can see the characteristics of the Omicron BA.2 variant. For example, among the 14,000 patients admitted to the Fangcai Hospital of the New International Expo Center, there were more than 600 children under the age of 15, accounting for more than 600 cases. About 4%, of which there are more than 200 cases in children under the age of 5.
"Children are a group that is more likely to cause symptoms after infection with the Omicron BA.2 variant strain, because once a child is sick, his own immunity and resistance to the disease are relatively poor, and the aggravation and discomfort of the disease will be Further strengthen." Zheng Junhua said.
He also quoted relevant data as saying that in this round of outbreaks caused by Omicron, children accounted for about 10%, and the elderly accounted for about 15%-20%. Two vulnerable groups accounted for all cases. The ratio is close to one-third.
"Shanghai is an aging city, and the elderly usually suffer from cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous and endocrine system problems." Zheng Junhua said, "We must pay more attention."
He also said that tumor patients, hemodialysis patients, etc. are also a group of patients who are prone to severe illness after infection with Omicron virus. Zheng Junhua said: "Although the new crown virus may not directly cause illness, it may lead to the aggravation of underlying diseases, and great attention should be paid to treatment."
In addition, another feature of Omicron is multi-point sporadic, occult and clustering, which leads to a large number of family cluster infections. "There are a lot of family members who have been quarantined in the makeshift hospital," Zheng Junhua said. "The transmission power of Omicron far exceeds our understanding of the new crown virus in the past."
According to Zheng Junhua, the proportion of most patients admitted to the Fangcang shelter hospital is relatively high at the beginning, up to 95%-97%. During the development, clinical respiratory symptoms of new coronary pneumonia such as fever and cough appear gradually, and corresponding treatment should also be given.
Zheng Junhua emphasized that there is currently no complete evidence-based medical data support for the Omicron BA.2 variant, including the infection rate, morbidity, symptoms and prognosis are not clear, so it is judged as "large". "Influenza" is unscientific.
"At present, these data are not yet complete, and we are still in the stage of understanding this mutant strain, so Omicron should not be judged as a large flu." Zheng Junhua told the first financial reporter, "This is also the reason why we are still at this stage. An important aspect of dynamic zeroing needs to be adhered to.”
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