Wu Zhenglong, secretary of the CPC Jiangsu provincial committee, demanded tough measures to contain the sporadic resurgence of the COVID-19 epidemic in some parts of the province by following General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on epidemic prevention and control and implementing the requirements of the CPC Central Committee. He made the remarks when presiding over a meeting on epidemic prevention and control held on Monday. Xu Kunlin, Governor of Jiangsu, and Zhang Yizhen, Chairman of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, attended the meeting.
Noting that the current resurgence of the COVID-19 epidemic in Jiangsu has made the situation extremely severe, and the task of prevention and control extremely arduous, government authorities at all levels in the province are required to further enhance their political stance, adhere to the general strategy of preventing inbound cases from overseas and sporadic resurgence at home, ensure dynamic zero case policy so as to make every effort to curb the spread of the epidemic, and resolutely prevent the spillover of the epidemic from the political height of strengthening the four consciousnesses and the four self-confidences, safeguarding the authority of the CPC Central Committee and getting united around the centralized and unified leadership the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, according to a statement released after the meeting.
More efforts are needed to continue with large-scale nucleic acid testing by combining antigen screening and nucleic acid diagnosis, strengthening epidemiological investigations, strengthening gene sequencing comparisons, identifying the chain of infection and the source of infection as soon as possible, and strive to identify all potential infected persons as soon as possible, the statement said.
Tough measures must be implemented to speed up the transfer and isolation of infected persons, strengthen traffic control, inspect various checkpoints, entrances and exits at provincial and municipal boundaries, prevent the spread of the epidemic, strengthen the management of key personnel and places, and strengthen the prevention and control of construction sites, ports, schools, hospitals and fever clinics, nursing homes, prisons, farmers markets, enterprises, cold chain logistics, and imported goods yards, said the statement.
Hospitals should implement stringent efforts to treat patients, strengthen the prevention and control of hospital infection, respond to people's concerns, meet people's needs for basic living, medical treatment and purchase of medicines, ensure material reserves and stable prices, and resolutely win the battle of epidemic prevention and control, according to the statement.
Epidemic prevention and control should be placed at top priority so as to further optimize and upgrade prevention and control measures, adhere to the general strategy of preventing inbound cases from overseas and sporadic resurgence at home and use the strictest means to stop the spread of the epidemic, the statement said.
Measures should be taken to standardize the management of isolation sites, designated hospitals, and nucleic acid testing sites, reduce group gatherings, and race against time to quickly and completely eliminate the epidemic in the regions where sporadic resurgence of covid-19 cases have been reported, said the statement.
It is necessary to insist on grasping with both hands and be firm with both hands, strive to win the victory of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and resolutely shoulder the political responsibility of stabilizing the macroeconomic market according to the statement.
Efforts are needed to strengthen the regular epidemic prevention and control, maintain normal production and living order, and effectively solve the people's concerns, the statement said.
He also demanded all-out efforts to treat patients, strengthen the prevention and control of hospital infection, respond to people's concerns, meet people's needs for basic living, medical treatment and purchase of medicines, ensure material reserves and stable prices, and resolutely win the battle of epidemic prevention and control, said the statement.
We will go all out to help market players solve their problems by laying focus on industries that have been adversely affected by the epidemic, as well as small, medium and micro enterprises, and self-employed businesses, the statement said.
Efforts will be made to maintain a stable and healthy economic environment, a social environment of national peace and prosperity, and a clean political environment, and take concrete actions to welcome the successful convening of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China, said the statement.
