Chen Jingyuan, Director of the Health Bureau, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Central Military Commission’s Logistics and Support Department, stated that over 10,000 military healthcare workers have been engaged on the coronavirus epidemic control and, as of now, they have maintained “zero infection.”
Chen said that starting January 24, the PLA had sent three patches, with a total of over 4,000 medical staff members to Wuhan, including managing the Huoshenshan and other hospitals.
On the other hand, there has been a higher number of infections of healthcare staff members on the civilian side. China Business Network reported that, on February 17, there was a high-profile controversy between the National Health Commission and China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Health Commission reported over 1,700 medical staff members had been infected with the coronavirus, while China’s CDC reported more than 3,000 cases. The National Health Commission later said that the CDC count might have included medical professionals who were infected at home, not on the job.
Editor’s Note: Even the lower count of the civilian medial staff’s infections of 1,700 cases as of February 17 presented a big contrast to the military’s “zero infection.” Does that mean the military has a special effective protection measure or has not been actively engaged in patient treatment and is thus much less exposed to danger?
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1. Excerpt in Chinese:
军委后勤保障部卫生局局长 陈景元：从1月24日除夕夜开始，军队先后派出3批共4000多名医护人员驰援武汉，形成了前方指导组，联勤保障部队，和一线医务人员的支援力量体系。
1月24日晚，军队抽调450名医护人员星夜启程，奔赴武汉。2月2日，军队再次筹组950名医务人员，与前期抽组的450名医务人员统一编组，承担武汉火神山医院的医疗救治任务。2月13日，军队增派了2600名医护人员支援武汉、抗击疫情。
目前全军63所定点收治医院，开设收治床位近三千张，一万余名医护人员投入一线救治。截至3月1日，武汉火神山、泰康同济、妇幼光谷等3所医院集中收治地方重症患者3467人，治愈689人。全军定点收治医院和军队支援湖北医疗队累计收治新冠肺炎患者4450例，已治愈出院1000例。在坚持科学救治的同时，全军医护人员注重加强自身防护，目前保持“零感染”。
Source: CCTV, March 2, 2020
http://news.cctv.com/2020/03/02/ARTIGGNpjhnZzhmbFlCseUxA200302.shtml
2. Excerpt in Chinese:
Question:
此前(国家卫健委)发布会表示医务人员感染1700多名，而今天（17日）的疾控报告显示，医务人员在整个过程中感染超过3000名，如何解读数字的不同？
Answer:
疾控公布的医务人员感染的数据来源于传染病直报系统，3000多名是指有医务人员身份的感染者。要区分一下：有一些是在医院工作岗位上感染了新冠肺炎，还有一些在家庭、社区感染了新冠肺炎。所以我们不能说这些感染的医务人员都是在岗位上，或者由于防护不到位，造成感染。当然早期的时候，确实是有防护不到位导致医务人员感染的情况。
Source: China Business Network, February 18, 2020
https://www.yicai.com/news/100509357.html