Commander Chen Shizhong said today (9th) that he will sign another contract with Pfizer in the near future. As for how to deliver medicines to those diagnosed at home, experts will discuss the delivery mechanism and clarify relevant legal regulations tomorrow. (provided by the command center)
[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report]The Central Epidemic Command Center announced yesterday the home care guidelines for people with mild or asymptomatic Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19). The current procurement of oral drugs is insufficient. Commander Chen Shizhong said today (9th) that he will soon sign another contract with Pfizer. As for how to distribute drugs to home diagnosed patients, experts will discuss the drug delivery mechanism and clarify relevant laws tomorrow. Regulation.
The draft guidelines for home care for people with mild or asymptomatic symptoms have been announced. In the future, those who meet the conditions can choose home care. Chen Shizhong said yesterday that the timing of the nationwide implementation is when the number of confirmed diagnoses in a single day exceeds 1,500. He reiterated today that the standard of implementation remains unchanged, and the number of people is still mainly 1,500. It depends on the preparation of the relevant units.
Chen Shizhong said that some counties and cities have already wanted to try it out. Because Hou Youyi, the director of New Taipei City, has expressed his willingness to try it out, the outside world is also paying attention to the time point of home care for mild cases in New Taipei City. Chen Shizhong said that the guidelines have been set, although the details are still pending After the adjustment is announced and implemented by the local government, we will see how the central government cooperates with the local government in the future.
The outside world is worried about whether oral drugs will face a shortage as the epidemic heats up. Chen Shizhong once said that he will purchase 2-4% of the overall population, with a total of about 820,000 drugs. He further pointed out today that the purchased oral drugs are all Pfizer is the main player. Merck’s oral drugs will not be considered unless new scientific evidence emerges. He also said that he will sign a contract with Pfizer in the near future. He also reiterated that to obtain oral drugs, they must go through a doctor’s prescription and will not be rationed. model.
If people with mild symptoms are quarantined at home, what should they do if they need oral medication? Chen Shizhong said that experts will meet tomorrow to formulate a mechanism for drug delivery, including who should deliver the medicine and how to deliver it, and relevant regulations should also be clarified.
Mild or asymptomatic home care guidelines are only applicable to those under the age of 65. Luo Yijun, deputy head of the medical response team, said that the age of 65 will be used as the watershed because the risk of severe illness is higher for those over 65 than those under 65. , This is a consensus at home and abroad, and there is also a scientific basis, including that antiviral oral drugs will now be provided to patients over 65 years old to prevent the development of severe disease, and it is also because of the strategy formulated by this scientific basis.
In addition, many people will use the rapid screening first, but it has been reported that the public may be afraid of being quarantined by Kuang Lie, and even if the rapid screening is positive, they are reluctant to do further PCR nucleic acid screening. Chen Shizhong said that if the confirmed person does not cooperate with Kuang Lie Quarantine measures, thus causing others to be infected, will be punished according to law.
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