CCP issued the "Work Plan for Further Promoting the Construction of Novel Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Testing Capacity"

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Ref : http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2020/9/444923.shtm / Direct translation

A few days ago, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued the "Working Plan for Further Promoting the Construction of Novel Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Testing Capacity" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan").

The "Plan" pointed out that timely implementation of nucleic acid testing is a key measure to implement the "four early" requirements, and it is also the basis and prerequisite for normalized precision prevention and control. The Party Central Committee and the State Council have repeatedly made arrangements to improve the nucleic acid detection capabilities of the novel coronavirus. All localities must attach great importance to the joint prevention and control mechanism (leading group, command) in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic to strengthen organization and leadership, coordinate and promote the construction of nucleic acid testing capabilities, and further improve the level of epidemic response.

The "Plan" proposes that by the end of September 2020, all localities should realize that tertiary general hospitals, infectious disease hospitals, disease control institutions at all levels, and at least one county-level hospital in the county have nucleic acid sampling and testing capabilities within their jurisdiction. By the end of 2020, all secondary general hospitals will have nucleic acid sampling and testing capabilities, complete the construction of urban testing bases and public testing laboratories, give full play to the role of independent medical testing laboratories (hereinafter referred to as third-party laboratories), and rationally distribute The regional mobile nucleic acid detection force has formed a rapid response mobilization mechanism, and has the ability to complete population nucleic acid detection in a short time when a local cluster of epidemics occurs.

The "Plan" makes arrangements from five aspects: First, to improve daily nucleic acid testing capabilities, deploy localities in accordance with the standard of at least 1 per 1 million permanent residents in urban areas above prefecture level and the principle of filling and filling, relying on the construction of tertiary general hospitals The city inspection base mainly undertakes local inspection tasks. The second is to build a mobile nucleic acid testing force, deploy 100 public testing laboratories across the country, build according to the testing capacity of each public testing laboratory 10,000 copies/day, and equip mobile shelter laboratories to form 1 million copies/day nationwide the mobile detection reserve capacity. Guide and promote the healthy development of third-party laboratories in accordance with laws and regulations. When an epidemic occurs, third-party laboratories are invited to participate in nucleic acid testing through government purchases of services. The third is to establish a mobile support system for the area, divide the country into 8 areas, coordinate the public testing laboratories in the area, and large-scale third-party laboratories as a mobile inspection team, and each area will form 500,000 to 700,000 copies per day. With its mobile nucleic acid detection capabilities, the goal of basically completing nucleic acid detection for all employees in 5 to 7 days. The fourth is to strengthen the construction of the inspection team. The current technicians on the job must complete the training by the end of September, and the new and expanded laboratory must complete the training when the laboratory is completed, so that the organization and personnel are in place at the same time. Fifth, establish a nucleic acid testing resource information management system to promote comprehensive, accurate and dynamic control of nucleic acid testing institutions and sampling and testing personnel information to achieve efficient and precise transfer management.

The "Plan" requires that all localities and departments should further raise awareness, implement responsibilities, increase policy funding support, strengthen testing technology and methods, optimize innovation, and ensure the supply of testing materials, and do a good job in supervision and management of related laboratories to ensure timely and high-quality completion construction tasks.