On the afternoon of December 8, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a press conference with the theme of "further optimizing the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures". Comrades in charge of relevant departments and bureaus of the National Health Commission and the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention and relevant experts attended the press conference and answered questions from the media. Wang Guiqiang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Peking University First Hospital, said that at present, the virulence of the Omicron strain has decreased significantly, and there is no need to be nervous or even afraid. The home therapists should protect themselves at home, wear masks as well as possible, and try to reduce contact with other family members. When contact is necessary, pay attention to keeping a distance. Wang Guiqiang introduced that in order to further reduce the risk of transmission within the family, the first thing is to open doors and windows regularly every day for ventilation to maintain indoor air circulation. Second, ventilation and disinfection of shared areas such as toilets and bathrooms should be done well. Third, you should wash your hands or disinfect your hands when preparing food, defecating before and after meals, removing and wearing masks, etc. When wiping hands, it is better to use disposable tissue. Fourth, when coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with paper towels or cover your mouth and nose with the inside of your elbows, and throw the used paper towels into the trash can. Fifth, the used paper towels, masks, disposable gloves and other household garbage are put into plastic bags and placed in special trash cans. Articles contaminated by saliva, sputum, etc. shall be disinfected at any time. Sixth, do not share household items with other family members. Personal belongings of home therapists shall be placed separately. If the family shares the toilet, the home treatment personnel shall disinfect the toilet every time they use it; If the home treatment personnel use a separate toilet, they can be disinfected once a day. (Outlook New Times)