Prevention and Control for Visiting Medical Institutions

In the Guide on Protecting People Against Different Risks of Novel Coronavirus Infection, released on January 30, the NHC provided the following advice to individuals who need to visit a medical institution: 

* Wear a surgical mask and keep hands clean; 

* Avoid taking subway, bus or other public transportation, and avoid going to crowded places; 

* Inform medical staff of their histories of travel to or residence in the epidemic regions and contacts with others, and cooperate with the medical institution to carry out relevant investigations.

Medical institutions should strengthen patient management, allocate medical staff properly, and reduce the risks for hospital-acquired infection. When a suspected or confirmed case is identified, quarantine or containment should be taken in accordance with law, and medical observation and other necessary precautions should be provided to the patient escorts and other close contacts. The institutions lack of the capability for treating COVID-19 should transfer the patients to designated hospitals in a timely manner.

醫療機構就診防護

國家衛生健康委在2020年1月30日印發的《新冠病毒感染不同風險人群防護指南》中,對需要到醫療機構就診的出行人員提出防護建議:佩戴醫用外科口罩,并保持手清潔;盡量避免乘坐地鐵、公交車等交通工具,避免前往人群密集的場所;就診時應主動告知醫務人員相關疾病流行地區的旅行居住史,以及與他人接觸情況,配合醫療衛生機構開展相關調查。

同時,醫療機構應做好就診患者的管理,合理配置醫務人員,降低醫療機構內感染的風險;發現疑似或確診感染新冠病毒的患者時,依法采取隔離或控制傳播措施,并按照規定對患者的陪同人員和其他密切接觸人員采取醫學觀察及其他必要的預防措施;不具備新冠肺炎救治能力的醫療機構,應及時將患者轉診到定點救治醫院。