浙侨英频 ?Xi calls for swift control of outbreaks

发布时间：2022-03-21

 

General secretary stresses importance of perseverance in tackling pandemic

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has underlined the need to put the people's lives first and stick to the dynamic zero-COVID strategy with scientific and targeted measures, in order to speedily curb the spread of the virus nationwide.

Xi made the remark on Thursday while presiding over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. During the meeting, the top CPC leadership analyzed the current COVID-19 situation in the country and urged stringent measures to respond to the virus.

While addressing the meeting, Xi highlighted the measures the nation has taken to effectively control the virus since it started implementing the regular epidemic prevention and control policy, saying that the nation's COVID-19 response strategy has, to a maximum extent, protected people's lives, safety and health.

The fact that the country takes the lead in the world in economic development and pandemic response fully demonstrates the nation's strength and capability in the prevention and control of the disease as well as the marked advantages of the CPC's leadership and the socialist system, Xi said.

He stressed the importance of perseverance in fighting the pandemic, and urged all-out efforts to take substantial and targeted steps in response to COVID-19.

Xi called for raising the level of virus prevention and control through scientific and precise approaches, constantly optimizing COVID response measures, and stepping up scientific and technological progress in vaccines, rapid testing kits and medicine research and development.

He urged coordinated efforts to promote socioeconomic development and respond to the pandemic, saying effective measures must be taken to strive for the best results in virus prevention and control at the lowest cost in order to reduce the impact of the pandemic on socioeconomic development with maximum efforts.

The meeting came amid an increase in locally transmitted cases around the country in the past week. As of Wednesday, there were 1,317 confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland, including 1,226 locally transmitted cases.

The participants at the meeting emphasized the importance of implementing early detection, early reporting, early isolation and early treatment measures, and called for stringent measures in the prevention and control of the virus, according to the statement released after the meeting.

While strengthening guidance in reporting cases in key areas, they urged speedy measures to control local clusters of cases, the statement said.

The meeting's participants stressed the importance of ensuring the production and supply of the people's daily necessities as well as meeting their needs for medical services to enable them to have normal and orderly lives.

They underlined the need to speed up reform of disease control systems and called for comprehensively raising the capacity of epidemic monitoring, early warning and emergency response, the statement said.

Efforts should be strengthened in border areas, schools and universities in epidemic prevention and control, they added.

The meeting's participants also underscored the importance of vaccinations and urged raising the vaccination rate by expanding publicity work.

Efforts should be made to guide public opinion about the overall situation of the pandemic's development by publicizing related information in a timely manner as well as the progress of the government's measures in COVID-19 response, and actively addressing the public's concerns, they said.

The meeting's participants also urged Party and government officials at various levels to fulfill their responsibilities in pandemic control and give priority to virus prevention in their work. Those who neglect their duty in pandemic control should be held accountable, they added.

 

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中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 习近平主持会议

中共中央政治局常务委员会3月17日召开会议，分析新冠肺炎疫情形势，部署从严抓好疫情防控工作。中共中央总书记习近平主持会议并发表重要讲话。

习近平指出，常态化疫情防控以来，我们坚持“外防输入、内防反弹”，不断提升分区分级差异化精准防控水平，快速有效处置局部地区聚集性疫情，最大限度保护了人民生命安全和身体健康，我国经济发展和疫情防控保持全球领先地位，充分体现了我国防控疫情的坚实实力和强大能力，充分彰显了中国共产党领导和我国社会主义制度的显著优势。

习近平强调，坚持就是胜利。各地区各部门各方面要深刻认识当前国内外疫情防控的复杂性、艰巨性、反复性，进一步动员起来，统一思想，坚定信心，坚持不懈，抓细抓实各项防疫工作。要始终坚持人民至上、生命至上，坚持科学精准、动态清零，尽快遏制疫情扩散蔓延势头。要提高科学精准防控水平，不断优化疫情防控举措，加强疫苗、快速检测试剂和药物研发等科技攻关，使防控工作更有针对性。要保持战略定力，坚持稳中求进，统筹好疫情防控和经济社会发展，采取更加有效措施，努力用最小的代价实现最大的防控效果，最大限度减少疫情对经济社会发展的影响。

会议指出，近期全国本土聚集性疫情呈现点多、面广、频发的特点。要压实属地、部门、单位、个人四方责任，落实早发现、早报告、早隔离、早治疗要求，从严从实开展防控工作，加强对疫情重点地区的防控指导，快速控制局部聚集性疫情。

会议强调，要保持群众正常生产生活平稳有序，做好生活必需品生产供应，保障好群众就医需求。要加快疾控体系改革，扩大重点人群监测覆盖面，完善多渠道监测预警机制，全面提升疫情监测预警和应急反应能力。要压实口岸地区防控责任，充实口岸防控力量，健全常态化防控机制，补齐短板弱项，筑牢外防输入防线。要加强学校等重点场所常态化防控，压实主体责任，做实做细防控措施和应急预案。要教育引导广大干部群众充分认识防疫工作的重要性，掌握防疫知识，自觉遵守防疫要求，加强自我防护，配合党和政府做好工作。要加强疫苗接种科普宣传，推进加强免疫接种，进一步提高接种率，筑牢群防群控防线。要统筹做好信息发布和宣传引导，及时向社会通报疫情态势和防控工作进展，主动回应社会关切。

会议要求，各地区各部门各方面要把思想和行动统一到党中央决策部署上来，党政同责，齐抓共管，做到守土有责、守土尽责，提高防疫本领。要加强组织领导，克服麻痹思想、厌战情绪、侥幸心理、松劲心态，以时不我待的精神抓实抓细疫情防控各项工作。疫情较为严重的地方，党政主要领导和各级领导干部要把防疫工作放在第一位，尽锐出战，决战决胜。各级党组织和广大党员、干部要积极发挥作用，深入防控一线，深入群众，积极帮助群众排忧解难。要强化督查问责，对失职失责导致疫情失控的要立即依纪依规查处，严肃问责。

会议还研究了其他事项。

 

来源新华社