Prevention and Control for Children

Children are one of the vulnerable groups of the novel coronavirus. On February 2, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued a notice on ensuring effective control of the children and pregnant women.

According to the Prevention and Control Protocol for Novel Coronavirus (1st Edition), the main prevention and control measures for children included: 

* Reduce outdoor activities as much as possible, avoid going to crowded or poorly ventilated spaces, and avoid visiting relatives and friends or contact with people who have symptoms of respiratory tract infection; 

* Take good protection such as wearing a facial mask while going out; 

* Cover mouth and nose with tissue or elbow when sneezing or coughing; 

* Go to hospital with parents in time in case of a fever or illness; 

* Parents should improve room ventilation, and do indoor disinfection to create a clean living environment; 

* After returning from public areas, parents should wash hands and change clothes before contacting children; 

* Parents should teach children correct way of hand washing, urge children to wash their hands frequently, avoid touching public objects, balance nutrition and exercise moderately, work and rest regularly, and help children develop good health habits.

兒童防控

兒童是新冠肺炎的易感人群之一。2020年2月2日,國務院應對新冠肺炎疫情聯防聯控機制發出通知,要求做好兒童和孕產婦新冠肺炎疫情防控工作。

根據國家衛生健康委在2020年1月29日發布的《新型冠狀病毒防控指南(第一版)》,兒童群體的主要防控措施包括:盡量避免外出,不到人員密集和空間密閉的場所,不走親訪友,不與有呼吸道感染癥狀的人接觸,確需外出的要正確佩戴口罩,做好防護措施;要養成打噴嚏或咳嗽時用紙巾或袖肘遮住嘴巴、鼻子的習慣;如果有發燒、生病的情況,一定要配合家長及時去醫院就醫;家長要加強居室通風,做好室內消毒,創造清潔生活環境,外出回家后洗手更衣再接觸兒童;家長要教會兒童正確的洗手方法,督促兒童勤洗手、不亂摸,適度運動、合理膳食、作息規律,幫助兒童養成良好的衛生習慣等。