National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival travel tips: avoid unnecessary cross-border travel

[Autohome News] Warm reminder from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention: We are still in the period of global pandemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia (internationally known as "coronavirus disease 2019", COVID-19). , try to avoid unnecessary cross-border travel, and arrange domestic travel as normal. During travel, you must comply with the relevant requirements of the new crown prevention and control work at the travel destination.

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[Key risk warning] 1. Travel within my country during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival in 2020 requires special attention to prevent new coronavirus and norovirus infections and food poisoning. 2. At present, all parts of my country are low-risk areas for the COVID-19 epidemic and normal travel is allowed. During travel, you must comply with the relevant requirements of the COVID-19 prevention and control work at the travel destination. Also prepare hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, masks and other items. During travel, please keep a distance from others, wash your hands frequently, and wear a mask in closed and crowded places. 3. In the current global pandemic of the COVID-19 epidemic, different countries and regions have adopted different travel restriction measures. It may take up to 28 days of quarantine before and after entry and exit, which will seriously affect the experience of short-term cross-border travel. 4. During the holidays, there are more opportunities to have dinner parties and eat out. Pay attention to preventing norovirus disease and food poisoning. Do not eat undercooked food, unpasteurized milk, unpeeled fruits, raw vegetables, and do not drink raw water. Do not pick or eat wild mushrooms and wild plants. When dining out, be sure to choose formal restaurants or restaurants with good hygiene conditions.

[Characteristics of related risks and specific preventive measures]

1. Novel coronavirus pneumonia As of September 21, a total of 215 countries and regions around the world have reported confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia. There have been more than 30.94 million cases, and the cumulative deaths have exceeded 959,000 (see /2019-nCoV/global.html for real-time epidemic situation); in the past week, on average, more than 280,000 new confirmed cases have been reported globally every day. Mainland my country has reported no confirmed cases of local infection or asymptomatic infections since August 21. Since August 29, the mainland has been a low-risk area. Overseas epidemics are emerging one after another and continue to spread. The number of new cases reported in the Americas has declined recently, but it is still the most severely affected region in the world, with about half of the global number of new cases reported every week. The epidemic in Southeast Asia is growing the fastest, and the number of newly reported cases every week will exceed that in the Americas. In particular, the epidemic in India continues to increase significantly. The epidemic in Europe declined slightly from May to June and then increased again. So far, the peak has exceeded that in spring and is still rising. The epidemic situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region has increased again after a slight decline in August. Seasonal religious and cultural mass gatherings, wedding celebrations and other social activities have caused the epidemic situation in the region to rise again. The Western Pacific Region has the lowest cumulative number of cases and deaths per million people in the world, and the recent epidemic has been relatively stable. The epidemic situation in Africa has shown a downward trend since the end of July.

Main preventive measures: (1) Mainland my country is currently a low-risk area and normal travel is allowed. During travel, you must comply with the relevant requirements of the new crown prevention and control work at the travel destination. Also prepare hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, masks and other items. Try to reduce going to closed places and crowded places as much as possible, and reduce gatherings. When you develop fever symptoms or other illnesses that make it unfit to travel, you should postpone or cancel your trip. During cross-border travel, if the destination requires travelers to be quarantined for 14 days for medical observation after entry, and my country also requires travelers to be quarantined for 14 days, it may take up to 28 days of quarantine before and after leaving the country, which will seriously affect the short-term travel experience. Therefore, it is recommended that individuals weigh their travel time and try to avoid unnecessary cross-border travel during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays. (2) During travel, when taking airplanes, trains and other means of transportation, you must abide by order and crew management requirements, wear masks throughout the process, perform hand hygiene, and properly keep receipts for inquiry. During play, you should line up in an orderly manner, try to keep a distance of more than 1 meter, and wear masks in closed places and crowded places. When dining in a restaurant, it is recommended to sit apart or on the same side, and keep a distance of more than 1 meter from other people. If symptoms such as fever, fatigue, dry cough, etc. occur during the journey, you should immediately go to the nearest medical institution to cancel or suspend the trip. (3) After returning from travel, continue to monitor your personal health and observe yourself for 14 days. If you feel unwell, seek medical treatment promptly and proactively inform the doctor of your travel history. If you are returning from overseas travel, you should follow the requirements of the latest version of my country's new coronavirus prevention and control plan and undergo 14 days of centralized isolation and medical observation, or if conditions permit, "7+7" or "2+1" should be implemented on a voluntary basis. The management model is 7 days of centralized quarantine and 7 days of home quarantine, nucleic acid testing by customs at the port of entry, nucleic acid testing at the end of centralized quarantine at the place of entry, and nucleic acid testing after the expiration of home quarantine.

2. Food poisoning May to October are the months with the highest incidence of food poisoning in my country. During festivals, there are more opportunities for gatherings and eating out. When food hygiene is poor, the possibility of food poisoning will increase. In mainland my country, microbial food poisoning has the largest number of incidents and the number of people poisoned. It mainly occurs in catering service units and collective canteens. It manifests itself as a concentrated attack on many people after collective consumption of the same or multiple types of contaminated or spoiled food.

Patients often experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea within 24 hours after a meal; abdominal pain above, persistent or paroxysmal cramps in the mid-abdominal area are common, and vomitus is mostly eaten food; vomiting is often followed by diarrhea. , diarrhea several to dozens of times a day, mostly yellow loose stools, watery or mucus stools.

Main preventive measures: Pay attention to food hygiene and wash hands before meals and after using the toilet. Do not eat undercooked food, unpasteurized milk, unpeeled fruits, raw vegetables, and do not drink raw water. Do not pick or eat wild mushrooms and wild plants. Choose fresh and safe food ingredients, and be careful to separate raw and cooked food when processing. When dining out, be sure to choose formal restaurants or restaurants with good hygiene conditions.

3. Norovirus disease Outbreaks of norovirus disease mainly occur in child care institutions or schools. Norovirus outbreaks also often occur in tour groups, cruise ships, and vacation centers. In recent years, my country has reported several norovirus disease outbreaks in domestic and foreign tour groups. Since September, more than 30 norovirus disease outbreaks have been reported across the country, involving about 1,500 cases and no deaths; they mainly occurred in schools. People usually become infected by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with norovirus, touching a contaminated object or surface and then putting their fingers in their mouth, or coming into contact with someone who has the virus (such as caring for someone, sharing food with someone, or * **Use cutlery). The most common clinical symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea, followed by nausea, abdominal pain, headache, fever, chills and muscle aches. Most patients recover after symptoms last for 2 to 3 days. In rare cases, severe illness or even death may occur. The high-risk groups for severe illness are the elderly and young children. Main preventive measures: Pay attention to hand washing, especially after using the toilet and changing diapers, and before each eating, preparing and processing food; fruits and vegetables should be washed carefully before consumption, and oysters and other shellfish should be deeply processed before consumption; No. For example, a virus-infected person cannot prepare and process food or accompany other patients from the time of illness to 3 days after recovery; surfaces contaminated by the patient's vomit or feces should be promptly cleaned and disinfected with chlorine bleach or other effective disinfectants and removed immediately When cleaning contaminated clothing or sheets, wear rubber or disposable gloves and wash your hands carefully after cleaning.

(Compiled/Autohome? Zhang Xuelian)