- Why should the nucleic acid testing policy be adjusted?
At present, the domestic epidemic prevention and control situation has generally stabilized and improved. Under the normalized prevention and control situation, the normalized nucleic acid testing in our city has been adjusted from 4 days to 7 days. On the premise of continuing to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, It is our common responsibility and goal to provide convenience for citizens' lives and travel, to protect their homes and prevent the epidemic. We call on the general public to view policy adjustments rationally, and actively support and cooperate with the implementation of various epidemic prevention policies.
- At present, many cities across the country have cancelled regional nucleic acid testing. Why does Qingdao still implement the policy of 1 inspection every 7 days?
As an important coastal central city, a coastal resort and tourism city, and an international port city, our city has relatively developed sea, land and air transportation, and a large amount of people and goods are imported through land, airport, seaport, etc. The pressure of "rebound" always exists. A little carelessness may trigger an epidemic and affect the production and life of the whole city. Therefore, it is still necessary to actively monitor risks through irregular nucleic acid testing, so as to gain a head start in handling possible epidemics.
- Why implement the policy of "separate testing for men and women"?
The separate testing of men and women is mainly based on the experience and practices of Dalian and other related cities, and based on the characteristics of the Omicron virus strain, families and units are used as prevention and control units. Monitoring, under the same manpower and material investment, on the premise of meeting the goal of a seven-day round of testing, has doubled the frequency of screening, which is conducive to early detection of risks, saving costs, reducing the pressure on testing institutions, and improving the sensitivity of testing. Sex and timeliness. In addition, separate testing of men and women can reduce the number of people sampled on the testing day, realize the staggered time and peak time, and reduce the waiting time of citizens in line.
- Will the policy of "separate testing for men and women" bring inconvenience to the public?
"Separate testing for men and women" is the basic principle, not a complete separation. We encourage everyone to go to the sampling point as much as possible according to the rules. If there are special circumstances, each sampling point will also provide services. In addition, the "separate testing for men and women" is mainly used for centralized organizations in the community. At other times and needs, citizens can complete sampling through the normalized and open sampling points of "willingness to check and check", so the new policy will not bring inconvenience to the citizens. No matter where you sample, be sure to remember to test at least once a week.
- What is the impact on the code verification after the frequency of nucleic acid detection is adjusted?
At present, our city has realized "card code fusion". By scanning the Qingdao "place code" in public places, you can check health codes, travel cards, nucleic acid testing and other information. Adjusting the frequency of nucleic acid testing itself will not affect the code verification band to influence. For public places that require a 48-hour or 7-day negative nucleic acid test certificate, citizens need to prepare in advance and cooperate with the inspection.
- Can key groups participate in regional nucleic acid testing according to the new policy?
The testing frequency and risk of key populations are different from those of the nucleic acid testing populations in the participating regions. To avoid the risk of cross-infection, nucleic acid testing of key populations is still carried out in accordance with the original regulations.
- After the nucleic acid test frequency is adjusted to 1 test every 7 days, will it affect the 7d "bright yellow card" of the health code and the site code? How to deal with similar situations?
According to the current code assignment rules for health codes in Shandong Province, if the test results are not updated on the platform in time within the 7-day test period, there will indeed be a "bright yellow card" phenomenon of 7d health code in some periods. If citizens carry out nucleic acid testing in time, the platform can make real-time adjustments to the "bright yellow card" situation based on the latest uploaded test results. During the period, citizens with "bright yellow cards" in relevant public places will check the citizens' nucleic acid test time and ask whether they will participate in the test on the same day. If the test time does not exceed 8 days and the citizens promise to have taken samples on the same day, they can enter the venue or allow passage. It is hoped that the citizens will actively cooperate and jointly build the city's epidemic prevention and control barriers.
Nucleic acid detection working group of Qingdao Municipal Prevention and Guidance Office
June 26, 2022