What is The Treatment for The Coronavirus Disease?

Over time, there have been more and more confirmed cases of The new coronavirus infected pneumonia (COVID-19). Of course, there is no shortage of good news-there are many patients who have fully recovered and are discharged. Experts said that although the new coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) and SARS and MERS coronaviruses found this time are a large family of coronaviruses, this new coronavirus disease compared with the SARS virus in human transmission ability The disease is weak, as long as the prevention and treatment is in place, pandemic is controllable. So, how is the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient diagnosed and treated?

1. The diagnosis method of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

If you have traveled, lived in close contact with the sick person before or during the pandemic outbreak, they are likely to be suspected cases. The initial clinical symptoms of the patient were fever, fatigue, dry cough, and a few accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose, diarrhea and other symptoms. If fever and other symptoms occur, it is urgent to go to a designated hospital for diagnosis and isolation. The hospital will have a history of contact with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on the patient's clinical symptoms and whether they have been to the gathering place. Academician Li Lanjun said in an exclusive interview: "If we want to identify, the most important thing is to take a sample of the throat swab and do a virus detection. The technology is very good now, can report whether you are a pandemic or the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), very clear. "
2. The treatment of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

First, the suspected cases are isolated in a single room, and the confirmed cases can be isolated in multiple rooms. In addition to the treatment of basic diseases, patients with critical illness need strong supportive treatment, such as ventilator. Generally mild patients need to rest in bed, monitor vital signs and related tests, and receive oxygen therapy if necessary. After general treatment, they will gradually heal themselves; currently there is no specific antiviral drug for new pneumonia, and symptomatic treatment is the mainstay.

Fully recovered patients must reach normal body temperature for more than three days, the respiratory symptoms improved significantly, and two consecutive respiratory pathogen nucleic acid tests were negative, so that they can be released from isolation.

The new coronavirus infected pneumonia (COVID-19) is a tough battle. It requires us to invest enough time to deal with it and spend enough energy to take good protective measures, and we need to give the country and medical personnel enough trust . We can definitely win this battle.