Beijing CDC issues health tips for New Year's Day and Spring Festival: encourage people to avoid peak travel times, return home, return to work, and return to school during the Spring Festival travel rush

At present, the epidemic is spreading abroad, and local cases have been reported in many places in China. The city's epidemic prevention and control faces dual risks both abroad and at home. With New Year's Day and the Spring Festival approaching, the flow of people is more frequent, and the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics are about to be held. Epidemic prevention and control cannot be relaxed for a moment. The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds the general public to raise awareness of prevention and control and do a good job of personal protection.

Encourage staggered and peak-avoiding travel during the Spring Festival

Returning home, returning to work, returning to school

In view of the current epidemic situation at home and abroad, we insist on not leaving the country unless necessary, and encourage citizens to spend the New Year in Beijing and not leave Beijing unless necessary. However, we will not adopt a "one-size-fits-all" approach, so that citizens who stay in Beijing or leave Beijing can spend the New Year with peace of mind.
Pay close attention to the development of the epidemic in areas where outbreaks have occurred recently at home and abroad, and avoid traveling, traveling on business trips, or visiting relatives in medium- and high-risk areas and areas where confirmed cases have been reported.

During the Spring Festival travel season, people are encouraged to avoid peak hours when returning home, returning to work, and returning to school. People who are traveling, visiting relatives, and other people outside Beijing but have not returned to Beijing should take good personal protection during travel and dining; if they encounter people whose counties (cities, districts, banners) have reported cases, please consciously abide by the relevant control measures for entering Beijing.

Plan your trip in advance

If you really need to travel, plan your trip in advance and prepare adequate masks, hand sanitizers and other protective supplies. Prepare medicines to prevent diarrhea, motion sickness, etc. Patients with heart disease, asthma, hypertension, diabetes, etc. should carry regular medicines with them. Try to choose open outdoor activities.
Cooperate with transportation departments such as railways, civil aviation, passenger transport, and road checkpoints, and strictly implement various prevention and control measures such as temperature measurement and code verification, and nucleic acid test certificates in accordance with relevant regulations.

When waiting for a flight or train, try to wait in a well-ventilated space and avoid staying in crowded, polluted, enclosed places for a long time. Take personal protection measures throughout the journey.
It is not recommended for special groups such as the elderly, people with chronic diseases, and pregnant women to travel.

Reduce unnecessary gatherings

In accordance with the principle of "not holding events unless necessary", we strictly control large-scale events, encourage online group visits, and advocate "postponing weddings, holding funerals simply, and not holding banquets."
Reduce the flow of people, reduce gatherings, reduce unnecessary gatherings and parties, and it is not advisable to hold or participate in gatherings with a large number of people.

Avoid gatherings in confined spaces, keep activities as short as possible and open windows for ventilation. Take protective measures such as wearing masks scientifically and correctly and maintaining a safe social distance.

Actively get vaccinated against COVID-19

Vaccination against the new coronavirus is globally recognized as one of the effective means of preventing personal infection.
Based on the principles of "everyone who should be vaccinated should be vaccinated" and "as soon as possible", our city continues to promote the vaccination of new coronavirus vaccines to strengthen immunity, increase the vaccination rate of people over 60 years old, and steadily carry out vaccination for people aged 3-11; it is recommended that people who meet the vaccination conditions be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Vaccination work continues during the holidays.
Maintain good personal hygiene habits

Wear masks scientifically, do not shake hands, wash hands frequently, ventilate frequently, and try not to go to places with dense crowds and poor air circulation.
Wash your hands with soap or hand sanitizer and rinse with running water for 20 seconds before and after meals, before and after going to the toilet, and before touching your eyes, mouth, and nose.

Follow coughing and sneezing etiquette, cover your mouth and nose with your elbow or a tissue when coughing or sneezing, wrap oral and nasal secretions with a tissue and discard them in the trash can, and do not spit anywhere.

Maintain a healthy lifestyle

The weather is cold and the temperature is changeable in winter. There is a large temperature difference between indoors and outdoors. You should add or remove clothes according to the temperature changes.
Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, exercise moderately, do more aerobic exercise, and avoid high-intensity, confrontational and strenuous exercise.
Maintain a regular schedule, ensure adequate sleep, and keep your emotions stable and your body and mind happy.
Eat a healthy diet and pay attention to hygiene

During the holidays, eat a balanced diet, have regular meals, and avoid overeating.
Be cautious when ordering imported cold chain foods or cold chain foods from areas where local cases have been reported. When purchasing cold chain foods, pay attention to personal protection, disinfect the outer packaging, store them in different categories and areas, and keep raw and cooked foods separate and steam them thoroughly.

The kitchen should be kept ventilated and clean, and the environment and tableware and cooking utensils should be disinfected when necessary.
Pay attention to food hygiene, advocate the use of public chopsticks and spoons, implement the separate dining system, and refuse to eat game.

Pay attention to health monitoring

Pay close attention to the physical condition of yourself and your family, especially after returning from a trip, and monitor your own health.
Such as fever, dry cough, sputum, sore throat, fatigue, diarrhea, abnormal taste, abnormal smell, etc.
Do not go to work when you are sick, do not participate in social activities, do not take public transportation, do not take online taxis, etc. Wear a mask and go to the fever clinic of a nearby hospital as soon as possible to seek medical treatment according to regulations.
Cooperate with nucleic acid testing and epidemiological investigations, inform the doctor of your activity history, contact history and physical abnormalities, and do not purchase or take medicine on your own.
Source: Beijing Daily Client