IF the medical workers are the frontline “soldiers,” then the epidemic investigation and disposal personnel are the “scouts” on the frontline. They are responsible for the epidemiological investigation of infected patients, standing at the very forefront of the battle for prevention and control of the novel coronavirus.
“Maybe there is a risk of infection afflicting us, maybe no one will remember what we have done in the future, but it is our duty to prevent the spread of the epidemic and protect the public’s health,” said Guan Xuhua, director of the Institute of Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases under Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As the epidemic came so unexpectedly and the task so pressing, Guan revealed that their on-site epidemiology investigators did not even have a chance to take a picture while carrying out their work at the isolation area in the beginning.
To Better Understand the Virus
At 7:00 p.m. on December 29, 2019, Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital issued an emergency notice: a number of patients with pneumonia of unknown causes received by the hospital were related to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, and it was requested that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention send personnel to carry out epidemiological investigation.
Upon receiving the task, Chen Qi, an epidemiology investigator who had worked for eight years in the field, felt a “conditioned reflex.” She knew that it was a race against the virus, and they had to uncover its true face before the virus became rampant. Only by understanding the information of each patient in detail and finding out the similarities and differences, can the basis be provided for decision-making for the planning of the next phase of prevention and control measures and the formulation of the diagnosis and treatment plan.
This story is from the March 2020 edition of China Today (English).
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