In August 2019 China held emergency drill for public health emergencies at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport

 

(Picture source: Chongqing Custom)

　On 19 August 2019, the port public health emergency emergency drill hosted by the General Administration of Customs and Chongqing Municipal People's Government and undertaken by Chongqing Customs was successfully held at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport. The simulation scenario of the exercise was an outbreak of a group of unexplained diseases of a Chinese enterprise in a certain country. After receiving the report, Chongqing Customs responded quickly, calmly and scientifically, and successfully completed the medical charter flight entry health and quarantine work, ensuring the life and health of compatriots. After receiving the report, Chongqing Customs responded quickly, calmly and scientifically, and successfully completed the medical charter flight entry health and quarantine work, which protected the compatriots. Life, health and safety.

Shanwei, the head of Chongqing Customs, introduced that in this emergency drill, Chongqing Customs has set up 6 working groups: comprehensive team, expert team, inspection team, sampling team, processing team, and transshipment team. Carrying out health and quarantine work, and inviting joint prevention and control departments such as health, border defense, civil affairs, airport groups, and public health medical treatment centers to participate, effectively testing the operational efficiency of the joint prevention and control mechanism and Chongqing Customs’ response to port public health emergencies. ability.

"The current global public health situation is very complicated and severe. It is urgent to prevent the cross-border spread of infectious diseases, especially major emerging and sudden infectious diseases," said Zhang Jiwen, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs. In the past five years, the national customs for the first time detected six new human viruses that have not been seen in China, and successfully responded to major imported infectious diseases such as plague, cholera, yellow fever, Ebola hemorrhagic fever in West Africa, and Zika virus disease. All the 273 ports across the country in China have passed the acceptance check and have been highly praised by the World Health Organization.

Lin Wei, Director of the Department of Health and Quarantine of the General Administration of Customs, pointed out that as the gatekeeper, the customs will continue to strengthen the core capacity of port public health, continuously improve the port’s emergency response capabilities for public health emergencies, consolidate the joint prevention and control mechanism, and go all out. The epidemic of similar infectious diseases is kept out of the country, and the quarantine defense line at the port is effectively strengthened.

Experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Academy of Military Medical Research believe that the current international epidemic situation is severe and complex, and it is very important to hold emergency drills. This emergency drill is close to reality, novel in form, and standardized in handling, which is conducive to promoting the port's ability to respond to major epidemics. Improved ability to deal with public health emergencies.

The drill aims to improve the port's ability to respond to major epidemics and handle public health emergencies.

the customs staff made preparations before the drill.

The customs staff removed the protection and disinfected after the on-site disposal.

Customs staff made preparations before the drill.

The customs staff left after completing the cabin quarantine and disposal. 

The "person on board" exited the cabin under the leadership of customs staff.

customs staff disinfected the ground and on-site equipment in the quarantine area. 

the "light patients on board" samples were taken in the on-site sampling room.

the customs inspection team and the staff of the transshipment team handed over relevant information.

the customs staff transferred the luggage on the "chartered flight" out of the cabin.

The Vice Mayor of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government Qu Qian presented the prize to the “Special Working Group for Emergency Public Health Treatment” which won the third-class collective merit of Chongqing Customs. 

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Deputy Director Zhang Jiwen of the General Administration of Customs awarded the flag to the "Chongqing Port Health and Quarantine Emergency Response Team"

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                                                 Drill site (Picture source: Chongqing Custom)