Ma Chunlei, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, said that since March, affected by multiple factors, the local epidemic situation in Shanghai has shown a rapid development trend. The city’s epidemic prevention and control is facing the most severe challenge since normalization, and the number of patients has continued to rise recently There is a relatively wide spread in the Pudong area. If strict control is not implemented, there will be potential risks of outbreaks, and the task of prevention and control is extremely arduous.
Ma Chunlei said at the press conference on epidemic prevention and control that the authorities have insufficient knowledge of the Omicron mutant virus strain, insufficient preparations for the substantial increase in the number of infected people, inadequate implementation of some prevention and control measures, and insufficient living guarantees for the people in the closed areas. Emphasizes sincere acceptance of criticism and efforts to improve.
Wu Jinglei, director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, pointed out that the city’s medical and health system is doing its best to fight the epidemic, and is also doing its best to provide citizens with daily medical services, but there is still a certain gap with the needs of the masses. He said that the emergency center is under huge operating pressure. Although emergency measures have been taken to increase emergency capacity, it has not yet been able to fully meet the needs of all patients. There are also problems with insufficient experience and emergency response capabilities of individual staff. The authorities will strengthen training to further Improve emergency treatment capabilities.
