The reporter learned from the high-level seminar of health cooperation held at the Beijing Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium yesterday that in order to do a good job in the prevention and control of the mutant strain of Omicron, the city has established a mutant strain detection reserve, which can make rapid identification of the mutant strain in the first time.

　　This high-level seminar focused on novel Coronavirus variants, especially prevention and control strategies and treatment experience in the context of the epidemic of omicron variants. At the meeting, Yang Peng, director of the Beijing Global Health Center office of the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that at present, there is a high incidence of foreign cases, and many local cases have been reported in China. The city also faces the double risk of imported cases from abroad and from within China. "In preparation for the omicron mutation, we have built up a stockpile of mutant strains to detect. By detecting the mutation sites, we can quickly identify the omicron mutant strains in the first place."

　　Immediate detection and control play a crucial role in epidemic prevention and control. According to Yang peng, the city has established an efficient case reporting and investigation process with a clear division of labor. Following the principle of "every positive specimen should be reported, every positive specimen should be reported immediately, and the positive specimen should be checked immediately after receiving the report. "Epidemiological investigation is the core basis for effective epidemic prevention and control. Once an epidemic occurs, the city's emergency team for disease control and prevention will arrive at the scene within two hours, complete the investigation of core epidemiological information within four hours, and complete the epidemiological investigation within 24 hours."

　　In case management, the city has established designated hospitals at both urban and municipal levels, including 3 at municipal level and 17 at district level. According to Chen Zhihai, deputy director of the Infection Center of Beijing Ditan Hospital, the hospital has admitted a total of 871 confirmed cases and 196 asymptomatic infections since the first COVID-19 case was admitted on January 19, 2020. "In medical treatment, we must adhere to integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine. After the patient is cured and discharged, the patient will continue to be isolated and monitored for 14 days, followed up and returned to the hospital during the second and fourth weeks after discharge."

　　The special activities on Health cooperation between Hong Kong and Beijing have been successfully held for 12 consecutive sessions. Over the years, The two sides have had in-depth exchanges on topics of common concern such as health promotion, community health services, pharmaceutical policy and management, health and service efficiency evaluation, and Internet + health governance, and achieved practical results in information sharing and personnel training.