WHO supports China to adopt clinical diagnosis results to confirm cases of new coronary pneumonia

Novel coronavirus pneumonia was adopted by China in Hubei province to adopt the results of clinical diagnosis, which is believed to help patients get clinical care faster The number of confirmed cases increased from the 13 day of the WHO Novel coronavirus pneumonia cases in Hubei province were 14840 cases (including 13332 cases of clinical diagnosis), 13 days after the Hubei provincial health and Health Committee announced that at 0 hours -24 on February 12th This figure has attracted people's attention Michael Ryan, who's director of the health emergency program, said at a regular press conference that day that the increase in the number of confirmed cases in Hubei was due in part to changes in the way they were reported "Although the number of confirmed cases reported in China has increased significantly in terms of figures, this does not represent a significant change in the trajectory of the epidemic." Meanwhile, no novel coronavirus pneumonia mortality rate and severe proportion have been found Ryan further explained that the majority of newly confirmed cases reported on the same day may actually be accumulated a few days ago, a few weeks ago or even in the early stage of the outbreak, but due to the different ways of diagnosis, these cases were not included in the scope of confirmed cases before According to novel coronavirus pneumonia diagnosis and treatment plan (trial version fifth), the Hubei Provincial Health Committee 13 days reported that the suspected cases of Hubei had pneumonia imaging characteristics and were included in clinical diagnosis cases The novel coronavirus pneumonia test in Hubei area is still negative or not detected by nucleic acid, but the imaging features of patients with new crown pneumonia criteria are included in clinical diagnosis cases This is conducive to the precise implementation of policies for such patients who have not yet been diagnosed, which is not only conducive to the treatment of patients, but also conducive to the overall prevention and control of the epidemic "This allows clinicians to move and report cases more quickly without waiting for laboratory confirmation, ensuring faster access to clinical care," Ryan said At the same time, it also helps to quickly start a series of public health emergency measures, such as tracking close contacts However, he also said that at present, in places other than Hubei Province and countries other than China, it is still necessary to confirm cases through laboratory nucleic acid test results China's China novel coronavirus pneumonia group arrived in China on 10 January to help China fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic Ryan said that the first group of members and their Chinese counterparts have determined the scope of work and mission objectives for the future, and other members of the expert group will arrive in China from the end of this week