< /p" Singapore Changi Airport has required all passengers and Chinese to receive physical temperature testing when entering the country from China today, and isolation for patients with suspected cases.(Photo by Ye Zhenzhong)

Social Theory January 22, 2020

On December 31st last year, the Chinese government notified the World Health Organization in Wuhan's pneumonia incident in Wuhan.After evaluation, WHO stated in an statement on January 12 this year that it is not recommended to take any specific sanitary measures for passengers, nor does it recommend to implement any travel or trade restrictions on China.

However, the Wuhan epidemic has spread rapidly. The WHO emergency team will hold a meeting today in Geneva to determine whether the epidemic is qualitatively internationally concerned a public health incident.This rare name is used only for the most serious infectious diseases.

According to China's official report, as of yesterday, the new crown virus has taken six lives, and a total of more than 300 confirmed cases have been accumulated.In addition, 15 medical staff confirmed infection, and one of them was dying.

The Wuhan epidemic has spread to foreign provinces and cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong.Thailand found two confirmed cases, while Japan, South Korea and Taiwan each.

At the beginning, the infectious disease experts are not sure that the new coronal virus is limited to transmission of viruses to people, or can spread through people.However, Chinese epidemic prevention expert Zhong Nanshan confirmed the day before yesterday that the virus must have a phenomenon of people.

The 40 days around the Lunar New Year are the highest speed of China's population flow.The people return home and outbound activities, the possibility of spreading the new crown virus cases increases, and may enter the peak of the disease.

This can't help but remind people of the Shace epidemic that occurred from 2002 to 2003.According to the WHO, the plague originated from Guangzhou, China, occurred from 8096 around the world, causing 774 people to die.A total of 238 confirmed cases occurred in Singapore at the time, of which 33 died.Experts have shown that Shas virus is passed on to fruit through bats, and then passed on to people and people.

So far, infectious disease experts and the public generally believe that the new crown virus is not as severe as the Shats epidemic.A paper prepared for the magazine of infectious diseases pointed out that the genes of the new coronary virus in Wuhan are similar to at least 70%of the Shas virus, but the clinical manifestations are more milder in terms of severity, mortality and spread.Chinese officials have also quoted experts from experts to study and judge that the Wuhan epidemic can be prevented and controlled.

Wuhan has the highest -level virus laboratory in China and has the research conditions of dangerous viruses.Nevertheless, Chinese experts have not yet determined the source of virus infection, and have not fully grasped the ways of epidemic spread.Before they fully understand this new virus, we should still prepare for the worst case.

After the raging of Shas, many countries have accumulated some experience in epidemic prevention work.After the phenomenon of spreading the new coronal virus, many countries and regions began to detect the temperature of passengers at the airport and isolate and checked the passengers or citizens suspected of infection with the new coronary virus.

On the other hand, during the outbreak of Shas, Chinese officials had been condemned at home and abroad during the concealment of the epidemic, which led to a dismissal.This time, the official report of the new crown virus epidemic seems to be improved than that year, but there are also questioning sounds.Chinese President ... also issued instructions to order officials to release the epidemic news in a timely manner and deepen international cooperation.The Wuhan Health Government also shared the epidemic information with foreign experts.

The spread of the new crown virus is rapid, and the epidemic prevention experts are trying to catch up with the end of the day to curb the continued spread of the epidemic.However, it takes some time from the analysis of pathogens and transmission pathways to the invention and production of epidemic prevention vaccines.During this period, many innocent lives were often taken away during the peak disease, which also led to huge economic losses.

The new crown virus is the same as Sans and the Middle East respiratory syndrome. So far, there is no epidemic prevention vaccine.Infectious diseases have no trace, and Singapore is an international transportation hub, so we must actively control the risk of entering the country and diffusion.

Singapore Changi Airport has strengthened preventive measures. From today, all passengers and Chinese people who have arrived from China and Chinese people receive physical temperature testing when entering the country, and isolate patients with suspected cases.The Ministry of Health also reported suspicious cases of new coronal virus from time to time.In the Internet era, the government will continue to provide relevant official data and preventive measures as soon as possible, which will help to curb social media to pass the phenomenon of rumors and manufacture unnecessary panic.

In this very important period, maintaining personal hygiene habits is particularly important.WHO suggested that after dealing with life in life, they should wash their hands frequently.When coughing or sneezing, cover the mouth and nose, encourage patients to wear masks, and avoid close contact with patients without adding protection.In addition, avoid contact with farming or wild animals, as well as raw food and unprepared meat.

Infectious diseases are invincible, and viruses often mutate, bringing huge challenges to epidemic prevention work.However, people must work together to control the spread of infectious diseases to reduce the destructive power and communication ability of the virus.