EU member states, EU health institutions, and more than 100 representatives of the World Health Organization held online meetings to discuss how to deal with the outbreak of Chinese crown disease.EU sources revealed that health experts will hold crisis response to the crisis next week.
(Brussels / New York Composite Electric) Europe and the United States are considering expanding the scope of the detection of crown diseases to detect variable strains faster.European Health and Food Safety Commissioner Kiriazidis sent a letter to the Minister of Health of the EU 27 countries on Thursday (December 29), saying that China's crown disease cases have surged.Monitor wastewater, including wastewater at the airport, to find any new variant strains that may occur as soon as possible.
Kiriazidis said that due to China's reliable epidemiology and detection data, the European Union should "highly vigilant" China to cancel travel restrictions on January 8.She suggested that the Minister of EU member states "immediately take measures" to evaluate their existing practices in the sequencing of the crown disease.
She suggested that countries can consider continuing or starting monitoring wastewater, including wastewater from major airports.If a new variety of strains appear, strengthening genome sequencing can help people discover and respond as soon as possible.
More than 100 representatives from EU member states, EU health institutions and the World Health Organization have previously held online meetings to discuss how to cope with the outbreak of Chinese crown disease.EU sources revealed that health experts will hold crisis response to the crisis next week.
Italy has called on other EU countries to follow up its approach and test crown disease testing of passengers from China, but most EU member states think that there is no need to do so.Kiliazidis said that some EU countries have suggested measures such as random inspections on passengers.
US CDC: Considering the detection of international flight wastewater
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that due to the surge in Chinese crown disease, the United States considers collecting wastewater samples from international flights to track any new crown disease strains.CDC spokesman Nordron said aircraft wastewater analysis is one of the options that CDC is considering.
Three infectious disease experts told Reuters that compared with the new travel restrictions on Chinese travelers this week this week, the detection of wastewater samples can better track the virus and slow down the spread of new variants to the United States.speed.
Ostholm, an expert in infectious diseases at the University of Minneda, said that travel restrictions such as mandatory testing have not been significantly curb to the spread of crown diseases.
"From a political point of view, I think governments in various countries feel that if they do not implement entry restrictions, they will be accused of not taking sufficient measures to protect citizens."
Tomper, director of the Squares Institute of California, said that China lacks data transparency. A better solution is to detect the wastewater of the airline, so that the virus variation can be clearer.
In addition to the European Union and the United States, the Ministry of Health of Malaysia also announced on Friday that all flights from China will test wastewater samples.
