Guangzhou CDC experts suggest: Mid-Autumn Festival travel is not necessary to go out of the province.

At present, it is still the normalization period of epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, some citizens plan to travel abroad during the holidays. How to choose a destination before your last trip? How to do personal protection when traveling? What should I pay attention to after hearing? Experts from Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention made suggestions to the public.

Before traveling: try to choose the city or the surrounding short distance as your destination.

Lu, deputy director of the Department of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of Guangzhou CDC and deputy head of the field task force for epidemic prevention and control, said that the third wave of global epidemic has been on the rise since mid-June, and after reaching its peak, it is currently in a period of high fluctuation. At home, the situation of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in Fujian is grim. Therefore, citizens are advised not to go abroad unless necessary, and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday travel is also advised not to go out of the province unless necessary. Try to choose an outdoor place or a scenic spot in this city or a short trip to go on road trip nearby, and try to reduce it to a crowded place.

He reminded the public that before going out, it is suggested to check the risk levels of destinations and passing places and the latest epidemic prevention and control policies and measures through the WeChat applet "the State Council Client". Before going out, they can call the "12320" health consultation hotline to consult the latest local prevention and control measures. As of 9: 00 on September 16, there are 2 high-risk areas and 6 medium-risk areas in China, all in Fujian Province.

In the luggage, you should prepare a proper amount of personal protective equipment such as masks and hand-free disinfectants.

When traveling: remember the "three-piece suit" of personal protection.

Lu reminded that no matter what mode of transportation citizens choose to travel, they should cooperate with epidemic prevention and control measures such as temperature measurement, checking health code and travel code, and doing information registration. When entering and leaving airports, railway stations, passenger stations and taking public transport, you should always wear masks.

After staying in the hotel, pay attention to window ventilation and keep the air circulating. When eating, you should choose a ventilated place to prevent gathering, use public chopsticks and spoons, and develop good hygiene habits.

Make an appointment in advance to visit the scenic spots, and enter the park at the wrong peak; Cooperate with epidemic prevention measures such as temperature measurement, code inspection and code scanning when entering the park; Try to keep the social distance above 1 m and avoid entering crowded and closed places.

"The personal protection strategy for epidemic situation during travel can be summarized as' three-piece suit'-wearing a mask, keeping social distance, doing personal hygiene, and' five needs'-wearing a mask scientifically, covering up with coughing and sneezing, washing hands frequently, opening doors and windows as much as possible and keeping social distance, which are all important measures to help us do personal protection." Lu explained that you should wash your hands frequently when traveling and wash your hands with hand sanitizer for at least 20 seconds at a time. If it is inconvenient to wash your hands during the trip, remember to wash your hands with hands-free disinfectant before meals, before and after defecation and before touching your eyes, mouth and nose. When sneezing or coughing, pay attention to hygiene etiquette and cover your mouth and nose with paper towels or elbows in time.

After traveling: do two "close attention"

Lu said that after the return trip, citizens should do a good job in personal health monitoring in accordance with relevant regulations, so as to achieve two "close attention": pay close attention to the epidemic situation, such as 14 days when an epidemic situation occurs in the city where the tourism is located, and contact the community in time to cooperate with the community to implement prevention and control measures such as health monitoring, nucleic acid detection and isolation management; Pay close attention to the health of yourself and the people you live with. If you have symptoms such as fever, dry cough, sore throat, decreased sense of smell, diarrhea, etc. , do a good job of protection, go to the fever clinic of the nearest medical institution in time, and actively and truthfully inform the activity history of 14 days.