In August, the temperature rises, the rainfall increases, and the humid and hot weather is conducive to the growth and reproduction of microorganisms and vectors, causing the spread of many infectious diseases.

　　Experts from Henan CDC hereby remind residents to focus on hand-foot-mouth disease, fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, brucellosis, novel coronavirus infection, monkeypox and food poisoning this month. In addition, special attention should be paid to the prevention of extreme weather events and accidental injuries of children and adolescents during summer vacation.

　　Key tips

　　First, hand, foot and mouth disease

　　Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infectious disease in children, which is caused by various enterovirus infections. Children under 5 years old are more likely to be infected through close contact, respiratory droplets and digestive tract. Recently, the incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease in our province has decreased, but it is still at a high level, exceeding the level of the same period in the past two years. We should pay attention to the health status of young children, maintain good personal hygiene habits, and regularly clean and disinfect the family and the surrounding environment.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Pay attention to personal hygiene, especially hand hygiene. Wash your hands with clean water, hand sanitizer or soap before touching your mouth and nose, before eating and defecating, before processing food, after touching herpes/respiratory secretions, after changing diapers or handling items contaminated by feces; Cover your nose and mouth with a handkerchief or paper towel when sneezing or coughing, then wrap the paper towel and throw it into the covered trash can.

　　2. Do not share towels or other personal items with others; Do not contact patients and their contaminated articles, and pollute the environment; Do not swim or play in the unsterilized swimming pool. During the epidemic of hand, foot and mouth disease, try to avoid taking children to participate in group activities.

　　3. Always clean and disinfect the surfaces of articles or objects that are often in contact, such as toys and furniture. After cleaning, wipe them with chlorine-containing disinfectant or soak them for disinfection. After 30 minutes, wipe them with clean water or rinse them off.

　　Second, fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

　　Fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome is a new infectious disease caused by a new Bunia virus, which is spread by tick bites. The rain increases in August, and the high temperature and humid environment is suitable for the growth and reproduction of ticks. When you are active in parks, fields and other places with dense vegetation, you should be well protected to prevent ticks from biting.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Personal protection should be done during outdoor activities, such as wearing long-sleeved underwear, tightening trouser legs, and applying repellent to bare skin, so as to avoid sitting and lying for a long time in the main habitats of ticks, such as grass and Woods, and prevent ticks from biting. Don’t pull hard after being bitten by a tick, spray it with alcohol and then clamp the tick head with pointed tweezers to peel off slowly.

　　2. Management of infected persons. In general, it is not necessary to isolate patients. Medical staff and patients’ families in medical institutions should do personal protection when caring for patients, and the patients’ blood, secretions, excreta and the environment and articles polluted by them can be disinfected by means of high temperature, high pressure and chlorine-containing disinfectant.

　　Third, brucellosis

　　Brucellosis (brucellosis) is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella. The main clinical manifestations are fever, hyperhidrosis, joint pain and so on. Sheep are the main source of infection. People in pastoral areas, aquaculture and other occupations can be infected through skin and mucous membrane contact during slaughter, peeling and milking. Eating undercooked meat, drinking raw milk or inhaling contaminated droplets can also lead to brucellosis. In recent years, brucellosis has also occurred from time to time in non-pastoral areas, so we should pay attention to self-protection.

　　Protective measures:

　　1, sheep breeding, grazing, trading, slaughtering and other professional people should pay attention to daily personal protection, timely medical treatment after illness.

　　2. Try to avoid direct contact with any animals, especially those of unknown origin.

　　3. Do not eat undercooked meat, eggs, milk and other animal products. Choose fresh and safe animal food raw materials, and pay attention to the separation of raw and cooked food when processing.

　　Fourth, monkeypox

　　Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus infection, and its clinical manifestations are mainly fever, rash and lymphadenopathy. In the past, it mainly occurred in Central Africa and West Africa. Since 2022, monkeypox outbreaks have occurred in many non-endemic areas around the world, with a mortality rate of about 0.1%. Most cases have mild clinical manifestations, and the deaths are mainly people with low immunity such as untreated HIV-infected people. Since June 2023, many provinces in China have reported many cases of monkeypox, most of which are young and middle-aged men, mainly transmitted through sexual contact. Men who have sex with men are the key groups infected with monkeypox. People are generally susceptible to monkeypox virus, and smallpox vaccine has a certain degree of cross-protection against monkeypox virus.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Entry-exit personnel should pay attention to the epidemic information of monkeypox in destination countries and regions, and avoid contact with monkeypox-like symptoms, rodents, primates and other animals.

　　2. Returnees who have a history of suspicious contact abroad should do a good job in self-health monitoring to avoid close contact with others. In case of monkeypox-like symptoms such as fever, rash and lymphadenopathy, they should take the initiative to see a doctor and truthfully report their epidemiological history.

　　3. Key people need to raise awareness of prevention and reduce high-risk behaviors. If they have a history of suspicious contact, they should consciously monitor their health and take the initiative to see a doctor if symptoms appear.

　　V. novel coronavirus infection

　　Recently, the number of people infected in novel coronavirus in our province has shown a downward trend. The elderly, key people with basic diseases and low immunity still need to adhere to personal protection and actively vaccinate. Those who have not completed basic immunization and are not infected with Covid-19 should complete basic immunization first.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Actively vaccinate. Elderly people aged 60 and above, people aged 18-59 with serious basic diseases, people with low immune function, people with high risk of infection, and people who have completed basic immunization or have been infected with Covid-19 should be actively vaccinated to further strengthen their autoimmune ability.

　　2. Pay attention to personal protection. Residents should wear masks in their daily trips, minimize unnecessary gatherings and keep social distance. Maintain good personal and environmental hygiene, wash hands frequently, often ventilate, pay attention to rest, pay attention to nutrition and enhance physical fitness.

　　3. Use drugs rationally and see a doctor as needed. After infection, residents should take corresponding treatment measures according to the severity of their own symptoms, implement self-care at home, reduce contact with their roommates, rationally use symptomatic drugs according to relevant guidelines, do a good job in health monitoring, and go to medical institutions in time if the condition worsens.

　　Six, food poisoning

　　In August, the temperature is high and the humidity is high, and food is perishable. Improper food processing or storage can easily lead to food poisoning. Recently, food poisoning incidents have occurred frequently in many parts of the country. People must pay attention to food hygiene when eating at home or out. When they have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, they should induce vomiting as soon as possible to reduce the absorption of toxins and send them to the hospital for treatment in time.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Avoid eating in public places without health protection. Buy food in supermarkets or vegetable markets with health protection. Try not to buy bulk food.

　　2. Fresh food should be fully heated before eating, and attention should be paid to the cleanliness of processed cold and raw foods. Avoid mixing raw and cooked food, mixing chopping boards and kitchen knives, and prevent cross-contamination of raw and cooked food. Try not to leave any food in each meal. Don’t store the leftover food in the refrigerator for too long. It must be heated thoroughly before eating.

　　3. Develop good personal hygiene habits, wash your hands before and after meals and before processing food.

　　VII. Extreme weather events

　　With global warming, extreme weather events occur frequently. Typhoon No.5 "Du Surui" landed in Fujian on July 28, and the residual circulation went all the way north, resulting in large-scale heavy rainfall in Henan, Shandong, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Liaoning, with heavy rain in the local area. Recently, there have been heavy rains in many places in our province, and heavy rains have occurred in some counties and cities, accompanied by complex strong convective weather. At present, the impact of Typhoon Du Surui on Henan Province has ended, but it is still rainy in our province in the near future due to the strengthening of the westward extension of the subtropical high, the uplift of typhoon Kanu and the windward slope in mountainous areas.

　　At present, it is in the critical period of "seven downs and eight highs" (from late July to early August). Due to the influence of typhoon and subtropical high, our province will usher in the humid and sultry weather of "rainfall+high temperature". The public should pay close attention to the warning signals of meteorological disasters, respond in time, and do a good job in heatstroke prevention and cooling.

　　Eight, children and adolescents accidental injury

　　Summer vacation is a period of high incidence of accidental injuries among children and adolescents. While celebrating the holiday, special attention should be paid to preventing accidental injuries such as drowning, traffic accidents, falls, poisoning, burns, electric shock, airway foreign bodies, and animal bites.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Parents should carry out safety inspection on daily necessities at home, so as to eliminate those foreseeable and avoidable safety hazards, such as hot water bottles, hot water cups and kitchen utensils with hot soup, which should be placed out of children’s reach; Household electrical equipment and power supply should be kept away from children’s reach; Take good care of household chemicals, and it is best to store medicines in safe packages that prevent children from opening them.

　　2. In terms of children’s diet and daily life, it should be fresh and non-toxic to prevent food pollution and deterioration. Teach children not to run or cry when eating, and correct the bad habits of children’s mouth contents.

　　3. Never leave children alone by the open water source. No matter in the water at home, indoors, outdoors or other places, the distance between parents and children should be within reach and concentrate on nursing. Parents must educate their children not to swim in dangerous waters/water bodies or informal swimming pools to prevent drowning. If you encounter a drowning companion, don’t rescue yourself by force. You should shout for help and ask people around you to help you.

　　4. Pay attention to cultivate children’s safety awareness, guide children to obey traffic rules, don’t chase and fight on the side of the road, and sit in the child safety seat and fasten the seat belt when traveling by car.

　　Transfer from: Henan CDC

　　Ouyang Ziyuan, an academician of China Academy of Sciences and the first chief scientist of China lunar exploration project, walked into Beijing No.2 Middle School Education Group to give a keynote speech to teachers and students, and observed students’ scientific and technological works. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Zhou Liang)

　　Fill in the shortcomings of popular science and improve citizens’ scientific quality ②

　　Encouragement is necessary, but it is more important to make researchers feel that it is beneficial to do it from the heart. At the same time, the scientific community will recognize the behavior of this profession and will not think that scientific researchers are "doing nothing" when doing popular science.

　　Zhonghe Zhou

　　Academician of China Academy of Sciences and researcher of vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

　　"We just want to open a video number and do two short videos about big health and food safety every week, but after talking to a professional shooting and production team, one will cost one or two thousand, and this funding has not yet been settled." After taking office last year, Shen Qi, director of the Institute of Agricultural Products Processing of Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, first thought was to promote popular science knowledge of food health to the public.

　　However, it is too difficult for this wish to land. "In addition to funding, the opening of WeChat official account has to be approved at different levels, and an interested scientific researcher has to be responsible for it." Shen Qi said that the recent statements of the central ministries and commissions calling for strengthening popular science work have given him hope. He said: "Maybe there will be funds to build WeChat official account next year."

　　Scientific researchers are considered as "the first starter of scientific communication", and it should be one of their duties to do a good job in popular science. However, for a long time, the proportion of scientific researchers involved in popular science is not high, and the atmosphere of popularizing scientific knowledge to the public has not become popular in scientific research circles. What is the reason for this? Is it a lack of system or a lack of funds? Some researchers’ answers may provide a basis for relevant state departments to formulate policies.

　　People who are most suitable for science popularization can’t let go of their hands and feet

　　Yongchun Zheng, a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is now the "online celebrity" in the field of popular science.

　　"I didn’t take the initiative to enter this field, just like when I chose my major before. I didn’t take the initiative to choose, but I didn’t resist it when I had such an opportunity. I was willing to understand it, and I slowly entered through this process." In 2015, an accidental teaching experience brought Yongchun Zheng into contact with the writing of popular science articles, and he became a popular science expert step by step. "After publishing a book, he later registered a blog and had more opportunities to do more things, thus opening up a whole new world."

　　Today, when China has become a strong voice of the times, there are few "online celebrity" scientists like Yongchun Zheng, and it is still controversial whether popular science is the responsibility of researchers.

　　In recent years, a number of investigations and analyses on the participation of scientific researchers in popular science have drawn similar conclusions — — High recognition, strong will and weak mobility. Why can’t researchers who are most suitable for popular science let go?

　　Researcher Wang Yongdong, director of the Science Communication Center of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the reporter that there are two main reasons why researchers are absent from popular science work: first, objectively speaking, popular science takes up the time and energy of researchers, but it doesn’t count in the assessment, such as awarding prizes, evaluating professional titles, and there is neither corresponding post setting nor corresponding incentive mechanism. After all, in scientific research units, everyone pays more attention to projects, papers, impact factors, talent hats, etc.

　　Secondly, subjectively speaking, most researchers feel that science popularization work does not need too deep professional knowledge; At the same time, I am worried that science popularization needs to use the achievements of others, resulting in intellectual property disputes. I feel that it is better to concentrate on writing my own paper than to spend time doing unfamiliar science popularization work.

　　The researchers interviewed agreed that in the current scientific research and talent evaluation system, most of the popular science contributions are nameless, unprofitable and thankless. Under the guidance of such a "baton", the collective cognition of attaching importance to scientific research and neglecting popular science has gradually formed.

　　"On the cultural level, although there is only one word difference between scientific research and popular science, they are completely different. The scientific research culture is inward, and it pursues recognition in academic circles and professional circles. The culture of popular science is extroverted, and it pursues public recognition." Yongchun Zheng said.

　　Scientific researchers can’t do "one size fits all" in doing popular science.

　　Since the existing "baton" ignores popular science, will the enthusiasm of researchers be high if the contribution of popular science is increased in the scientific research evaluation system?

　　The reporter learned that in recent years, the state has introduced relevant policies to encourage popular science. For example, "Several Opinions on Opening Scientific Research Institutions and Universities to the Society to Carry out Popular Science Activities" clearly puts forward the suggestion that the performance evaluation method of scientific communication should be regarded as an important basis for the evaluation of scientific researchers’ professional titles and post appointment. However, there are no substantive operating rules and hard rules, which leads to the failure to implement the policy.

　　In the interview, the reporter also found that researchers have different opinions on the proposal of establishing a rigid system for popular science assessment.

　　"I used to think that researchers should be encouraged to do popular science, or some institutionalized incentive mechanisms should be established, but now I feel more and more that we can’t generalize." Yongchun Zheng said that the main business of scientific researchers is scientific research. Doing popular science not only requires scientific research background, wide knowledge and willingness to share, but also takes a lot of time and energy to accumulate experience, which is not suitable for everyone.

　　Zhou Zhonghe, an academician of the China Academy of Sciences and a researcher at the Institute of vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, once said at the 27th National Symposium on Science Popularization Theory that administration is a double-edged sword, and it is impossible to make a one-size-fits-all policy. For example, science popularization should be regarded as the assessment index for all scientific researchers.

　　Shen Qi suggested that a research group, a laboratory and a research institute can be quantitatively assessed, forcing the heads of teams and units to pay attention to popular science work.

　　Zhou Zhonghe said, encouragement is necessary, but it is more important to make researchers feel that it is beneficial to do it from the heart. At the same time, the scientific community will recognize the behavior of this profession and will not think that scientific researchers are "doing nothing" when doing popular science.

　　Luo Jingjia, dean of the Frontier Research Institute of Climate and Application in Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, has been working abroad for a long time. He told reporters that foreign scientists are very happy to share their scientific research progress and related scientific knowledge. "Isn’t writing papers a kind of popular science? It’s just a popular science for professionals. Since you can share it with insiders, why don’t you bother to spread science to the public? "

　　Luo Jingjia said that different languages need to be translated, and different disciplines are interlaced like mountains. Scientists in other fields are also members of the public and need popular science. Once this kind of cognitive and popular science culture is formed, there is no need for a system to make it hard.

　　The system of popular science should be established as soon as possible.

　　Lack of funds for popular science is the most common voice heard by reporters in interviews. So, do scientific research units have special funds for popular science work?

　　Among the 120 research institutes of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, China Academy of Sciences, the scientific communication index is in the forefront. It is said that the institute should invest a lot in people and property to achieve such achievements. Wang Yongdong told reporters that the institute is very supportive of science communication, and the budget of the Science Communication Center alone this year has reached nearly 7.8 million yuan. Expenditure expenses include editing and publishing expenses of several professional magazines, purchasing expenses of library documents and materials, specimen maintenance expenses, operation expenses of Nanjing Paleontology Museum and personnel expenses. The annual income, including financial allocation, is very limited. After making ends meet, the institute will have to subsidize more than 3 million yuan, which is very stressful for a research institute that mainly carries out basic research.

　　At the same time, the scientists in the institute are also very enthusiastic about popular science work. "On May 18 this year, we hired more than 20 researchers in the institute as the first batch of science communication experts." Wang Yongdong said that this group of science communication experts actively participated in the writing of the exhibition outline and exhibition board explanations, the design of booths and exhibits, video shooting, and popular science lectures and activities.

　　Yongchun Zheng suggested that the state should establish a system of popular science as soon as possible, and subsidize popular science as it does scientific research, such as setting up a popular science fund, a popular science talent plan, and awards for popular science achievements. "Researchers can get project funding and national awards, and they can also be recognized by their peers, so they will naturally be willing to join them." Yongchun Zheng said.

　　Wang Yongdong also believes that the state can set up science communication projects in the Natural Science Foundation, and science communication awards can also be set up among the three major science and technology awards.

　　At the same time, respondents generally believe that popular science training and personnel training must be taken seriously. "After doing science popularization and science education, I found that this person is studying high-energy physics, and that person is studying applied mathematics and analytical chemistry. Does anyone study science? We need someone who can connect different disciplines and be compatible, and give these talents the overall scientific nourishment from the perspective of future talent training. " Yongchun Zheng said.

　　Wang Yongdong suggested that the science communication course should be set up as a compulsory course in science and engineering majors in universities, so that students can master the expressive ability of difficult content and the essentials and methods of integrating media communication. Only when they take up their jobs in the future can the results be clearly described and disseminated, so that the whole society and the general public can understand, understand and use them.

　　September is autumn, the temperature drops gradually, the temperature difference between day and night increases, kindergartens and schools in various places open one after another, the mobility and aggregation of people increase, and the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and other factors are superimposed, which easily leads to the spread and popularity of many infectious diseases. Henan CDC hereby reminds the general public to pay attention to novel coronavirus infection, whooping cough, norovirus infectious diarrhea, dengue fever, school tuberculosis and food poisoning this month.

　　Key tips

　　1. novel coronavirus infection

　　The epidemic situation of COVID-19 in our province showed a fluctuating upward trend since the end of July, and it showed a fluctuating downward trend after reaching its peak in mid-August. In autumn, students start school one after another, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the flow and gathering of people increase, and the risk of infection in COVID-19 increases. In crowded places such as public transportation and shopping malls, we should persist in personal protection to reduce the risk of virus transmission.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Strengthen the protection of high-risk groups. Targeted measures are taken for high-risk groups such as patients with basic diseases and the elderly, so that cases can be found in time and treated effectively, and serious cases and deaths can be reduced as much as possible. Timely discover and deal with possible cluster epidemics in places where people gather, such as kindergartens, schools and old-age care institutions.

　　2. Pay attention to personal protection. Residents should wear masks in their daily trips, minimize unnecessary gatherings and keep social distance. Maintain good personal and environmental hygiene, wash hands frequently, often ventilate, pay attention to rest, pay attention to nutrition and enhance physical fitness.

　　3. Use drugs rationally and see a doctor as needed. After infection, asymptomatic infected persons and mild cases should take care of themselves at home, reduce contact with their roommates, use symptomatic drugs rationally according to relevant guidelines, do a good job in health monitoring, and go to medical institutions in time if the condition worsens.

　　2, whooping cough

　　Pertussis is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, and its typical clinical manifestations are paroxysmal, spasmodic cough and crowing inhalation roar. The disease has a long course and can last for 2-3 months, so it is called "whooping cough". It is mainly transmitted by air droplets, but also by direct contact with respiratory secretions of patients. The population is generally susceptible, and infants without immunization history are at higher risk.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Standardize vaccination. Vaccination with DTP vaccine can reduce the risk of severe pertussis and death in infants. According to the requirements of the national immunization program for children, school-age children should be vaccinated with DTP vaccine as soon as possible, and school-age children who have not been vaccinated all the time should be replanted as soon as possible.

　　2. Seek medical attention in time. Especially when infants and young children have paroxysmal spastic cough or have their own sudden cough after similar cases around them, they should take the initiative to seek medical treatment in time to reduce the risk of epidemic spread and serious illness.

　　3. Do daily protection. Keep good hygiene habits, wash your hands frequently and ventilate frequently, cover your mouth and nose with elbows or paper towels when coughing or sneezing, and pay attention to reasonable work and rest and proper physical exercise. Try to avoid crowded and poorly ventilated public places.

　　3, norovirus infectious diarrhea

　　Norovirus is a group of non-encapsulated RNA viruses, which has the characteristics of strong infectivity, rapid spread, short immune protection time and general susceptibility of the whole population. It is the most important pathogen that causes acute gastroenteritis. It can be transmitted through polluted water and food, and can also be infected by aerosol inhalation or contact with items contaminated by virus. Shellfish such as oysters and raw fruits and vegetables are common foods that cause infection. It is easy to spread in crowded places such as schools and kindergartens. In the autumn school season, kindergartens, schools and other educational institutions should do daily protection and strengthen health monitoring.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Maintain personal hygiene. Pay attention to washing hands frequently to prevent diseases from entering the mouth, especially before and after meals and before preparing and processing food.

　　2. Pay attention to the hygiene of diet and drinking water. Do not eat uncooked food and unpasteurized milk, shellfish and seafood such as oysters should be eaten after deep processing; Fruits and vegetables should be carefully washed before eating, and do not eat unclean fruits and vegetables; Separate raw and cooked foods to avoid cross-contamination; Ensure the safety of water sources, do not drink raw water, and the selection of bottled water should meet the hygiene standards.

　　3. Pay attention to standardization. The environment or the surface of an object polluted by the patient’s vomit or excrement should be cleaned and disinfected by trained personnel with chlorine-containing disinfectants or other effective disinfectants. In the process of handling patients’ vomit, excrement and disinfection, you must do personal protection, wear masks and rubber or disposable gloves, and carefully clean and disinfect your hands after cleaning.

　　4. Dengue fever

　　Dengue fever is an acute infectious disease caused by dengue virus. Its clinical manifestations are persistent fever, accompanied by severe headache, myalgia, joint pain, nausea, vomiting and rash. In severe cases, bleeding, shock, organ failure and even death may occur. The disease is mainly transmitted by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes. September is still the peak of mosquito activity, so we should keep good environment and room hygiene in our daily life, reduce mosquito breeding and reduce the risk of infection. At the same time, people who travel and work in dengue epidemic areas should pay attention to personal protection to prevent mosquito bites, and do a good job of self-health monitoring after returning from epidemic areas.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Do a good job in mosquito control. Clean up the accumulated water in indoor containers such as flowerpots and drinking fountains in time, clean up domestic garbage and sanitary dead corners, and keep the room clean and tidy. Install screen doors and screens in the room, and use mosquito-repellent incense, mosquito killer and electric mosquito swatter to prevent and repel mosquitoes.

　　2. Personal protection should be done when going to dengue epidemic areas. You should wear long-sleeved clothes and trousers, spray repellent and mosquito repellent on bare skin, use mosquito nets when sleeping, and try to choose hotels with air conditioning or screens.

　　3. Do your own health monitoring. After symptoms appear, you should seek medical advice as soon as possible, and actively inform the doctor of the relevant residence history for early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment.

　　4. Use of personal protective equipment. Personal protective equipment such as mosquito nets and mosquito repellent can effectively prevent mosquito bites, thus reducing the probability of dengue virus infection. In areas with frequent mosquito activities, it is recommended to use mosquito nets or apply mosquito repellent to protect yourself.

　　5, school tuberculosis

　　Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can invade many organs, and pulmonary tuberculosis infection is the most common. It is mainly transmitted by respiratory droplets, and healthy people may be infected by inhaling air droplets with tuberculosis. The main symptoms are cough, expectoration lasting for more than 2 weeks, chest tightness, low fever in the afternoon, fatigue, loss of appetite, emaciation, night sweats and so on.

　　Tuberculosis is one of the infectious diseases that schools focus on preventing and controlling. It is the beginning season of autumn recently, and it is a high incidence period of tuberculosis. Schools, parents and students should pay attention to the prevention and control of tuberculosis.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Strengthen campus management. It is suggested that schools should strengthen the morning check-up, afternoon check-up and late check-up of students in school, implement measures such as tracking students’ absence from class and tracing the cause, and find tuberculosis patients and suspects in school as soon as possible.

　　2. Pay attention to personal protection and improve the body’s immunity. Pay attention to window ventilation, do not spit everywhere, and cover your mouth and nose with your elbow when coughing or sneezing. Reasonable diet, balanced nutrition, combining work and rest, ensuring adequate sleep and appropriate outdoor activities, enhancing physical fitness and improving body resistance.

　　3. Standardize the whole course of treatment. The whole treatment course of pulmonary tuberculosis is 6-8 months, and the whole treatment course of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis is 18-24 months. According to the doctor’s standard treatment, most tuberculosis patients can be cured.

　　6. Food poisoning

　　Food poisoning is a major disease, which is caused by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms after eating food contaminated by toxic and harmful substances or containing toxins. In September, the high temperature and high humidity weather continued in many places in China, which also created conditions for the proliferation of bacteria. Food is more prone to spoilage. With the large number of seafood on the market, it is necessary to pay attention to the pollution of seafood by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which is easy to cause food poisoning.

　　Protective measures:

　　1. Pay attention to food hygiene and achieve "six noes": don’t eat uncooked and thoroughly cooked food, unclean fruits and vegetables, food of unknown origin, picking and eating wild mushrooms and wild plants, and don’t buy wild mushrooms picked and sold by individuals, and don’t buy wild mushrooms at mobile stalls.

　　2. When eating out, pay attention to the selection of catering units with complete licenses and good sanitary conditions. Buy food in supermarkets or vegetable markets with health protection.

　　3. Pay attention to personal hand hygiene, wash your hands before and after meals, before and after handling raw and cooked food and its packaging, after touching pets and disposing of garbage.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 2ndQuestion: How to upgrade consumers’ enjoyment of trade-in support of overweight in various places?

Xinhua News Agency reporters Xie Xiyao, Li Xiaoting and Gong Liankang.

Recently, the "upgraded version" policy of promoting the trade-in of automobiles and home appliances at the central level has been introduced one after another. The reporter recently visited markets in Beijing, Hubei, Chongqing, Fujian and other places, and learned that all localities have introduced detailed rules for the replacement of old consumer goods in light of local actual conditions, expanded the coverage of subsidized products, upgraded subsidies, made the application process more convenient, and increased consumers’ willingness to purchase.

Government subsidies are superimposed on enterprises to make profits, and new subsidies for automobile replacement and renewal are added.

On the evening of August 27th, the reporter went to the Geely Yinhe Wuhan Star Experience Center in Hanyang District, Wuhan. The slogan of "trade-in" subsidy for cars in the store was everywhere, and many citizens went to the store to see cars and consult preferential policies.

The salesperson took the store’s best-selling model Geely Yinhe E8 as an example and calculated a "detailed account" for the reporter:

For a new car with an original price of 165,800 yuan, if the customer’s old car meets the scrapping conditions, the maximum state subsidy can be 20,000 yuan; Or transfer the car under his name, you can get a replacement subsidy of 12,000 yuan. During this period, you can also apply for a trade-in coupon of up to 2,000 yuan in Wuhan at the same time, plus a discount of more than 10,000 yuan from manufacturers and 4S stores, and the maximum superimposed discount for buying this new car can reach more than 30,000 yuan.

According to the national policy, for individual consumers who meet the provisions of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Vehicle Trade-in Subsidies and scrap old cars and buy new ones, the subsidy standard will be increased from 10,000 yuan for new energy passenger cars and 7,000 yuan for fuel passenger cars to 20,000 yuan and 15,000 yuan respectively. In addition to scrapping and updating, this policy will also include replacement and updating in the scope of subsidies, and support local governments to carry out replacement and updating independently.

At present, following the rhythm of national policies, local governments have successively launched trade-in schemes focusing on the local automobile market.

The national dicing and matching funds in Hubei Province are more than six times the size of the funds before the afterburner measures. The maximum subsidy for car scrapping and renewal is 20,000 yuan, and the maximum subsidy for replacement and renewal is 16,000 yuan.

Beijing has made it clear that the newly purchased new energy vehicles after replacement include not only pure electric vehicles, but also plug-in hybrid vehicles (including extended-range vehicles) and fuel cell vehicles, and all of them can enjoy replacement subsidies if they are transferred inside and outside Beijing.

Shanghai puts used cars in an important position in the trade-in policy, encourages the development of used car distribution business, and makes it clear that the average age of used cars will be reduced by one year by 2027 …

Government subsidies are superimposed on enterprises to make profits, new replacement and renewal subsidies are added, and consumers’ willingness to buy new cars is increased.

Up to now, the trade-in of consumer goods in Hubei has benefited more than 400,000 consumers, driving the sales of new cars and home appliances to 12 billion yuan. Wuhan has achieved the goal of trade-in of automobiles for the whole year ahead of schedule; As of mid-July, Hunan has received more than 8,600 applications for automobile scrapping and renewal subsidies, and more than 23,000 applications for replacement and renewal subsidies, which has driven automobile sales to exceed 5.5 billion yuan. From the release of the National New Deal to September 1st, the cumulative amount of old-for-new subsidies in Chongqing reached 9,748, and the cumulative sales of automobiles exceeded 1.837 billion yuan.

According to the data of the Ministry of Commerce, as of 10: 00 a.m. on September 1, more than 810,000 applications for car scrapping and renewal subsidies were received. From January to July, the national automobile retail sales reached 11.556 million, up 2.3% year-on-year. Among them, the retail sales of new energy passenger cars was 4.988 million, a year-on-year increase of 33.7%; The number of used cars was 10.992 million, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%.

The subsidy for home appliance replacement will be expanded, and the on-site application will be reduced immediately.

Mr. Zhou of Nanchuan District, Chongqing recently bought a Haier Class 1 energy-efficient air conditioner with a price of 2,499 yuan and enjoyed a government subsidy of 499.8 yuan for trade-in. "Government subsidies are very cost-effective, and it is very convenient to apply for money immediately." Mr. Zhou said.

On August 26th, Chongqing’s "upgraded version" green smart home appliances trade-in subsidy policy landed. On the first day of the implementation of the policy, the city issued a government subsidy of 8.165 million yuan, which directly led to the sales of home appliances of 42.6335 million yuan.

The reporter learned from the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce that at present, the state’s pre-allocated funds to support trade-in have been issued to Chongqing, and the local governments will match the funds in proportion to jointly promote the trade-in of consumer goods.

The state has made it clear that eight types of household appliances enjoy a subsidy standard of 15% to 20% of the sales price, with a maximum subsidy of 2,000 yuan per piece. At the same time, support local governments to independently determine the varieties of subsidized "8+N" household appliances. Up to now, many places have successively issued implementation rules for the implementation of home appliance trade-in.

Chongqing has made it clear that individual consumers will enjoy 15% to 20% of the sales price of each type of household appliances when they purchase 11 types of household appliances with energy efficiency or water efficiency standards of Grade 2 or above; In terms of superimposed subsidies for enterprises, consumers can enjoy a 2% trade-in subsidy if they sell nine categories of old household appliances and buy any kind of products with energy efficiency or water efficiency of Grade 2 or above.

Beijing consumers can access the "Jingtong" applet through Alipay, WeChat, Baidu, Meituan and other channels, and receive the subsidy qualification codes of more than 10,000 household appliances in 8 categories, and enjoy preferential treatment in the payment link.

On the basis of eight types of household appliances, Guangdong has added three types of products, such as mobile phones, tablets and smart wearable devices, as well as other N-type products that are actually included in the scope of subsidies in various cities, forming an "8+3+N" product category.

From the central government to the local government, the subsidy policy has clearly defined the energy efficiency standards, and only subsidizes energy efficiency products of Grade 2 and above. "Trade-in is not a simple replacement of similar products, but a demand that tends to be higher-end, smarter, more environmentally friendly and more personalized, and supports the transformation and upgrading of household consumption through trade-in." Chen Yaoting, a professor at the Business School of Minnan Normal University, said.

Continue to open up new blocking points and smooth the resource circulation chain.

Recycling has always been a blocking point that affects trade-in consumption, and it is also the key to smooth the recycling of resources.

Fujian Quantong Resource Recycling Industrial Park, located in Zhangzhou Development Zone, Fujian Province, has a truckload of used household appliances entering the factory, weighing, unloading, acceptance, bar coding and warehousing, and then entering the dismantling process. Every day, about 2000 sets of waste household appliances are treated here in a standardized way.

Driven by the trade-in policy, Quantong has established strategic cooperation with recycling enterprises under Midea Group to realize the recycling system of products from sales, recycling to standardized dismantling.

The national policy is clear, all localities should strengthen the construction of digital platforms, learn from each other’s experience, strengthen data analysis, and timely and accurately grasp the information of the whole process of home appliances replacement, purchase and disassembly. The reporter visited and learned that under the guidance of the trade-in policy, the diversified recycling pattern of used household appliances is accelerating.

"Old household appliances are not limited to brands and years, and they can provide one-stop trade-in services such as free door-to-door dismantling of old machines and free transportation." He Yuanlin, general manager of Dahai Daming Trading Co., Ltd., a distributor of Haier Zhangzhou, said that the company is docking with dismantling enterprises with relevant qualifications, establishing a standardized recycling system for used household appliances, and at the same time promoting the development of community services for household appliances.

On September 2, Haier Zhijia Recycling Interconnection Factory was completed and put into operation in Laixi, Qingdao, with an annual dismantling capacity of 3 million units. Shijiazhuang city has perfected the comprehensive utilization system of renewable resources by the mode of "government+property+third party"; Hunan will include the recycling outlets of renewable resources such as waste household appliances into the construction of a convenient living circle for a quarter of an hour; Gree, Changhong and other home appliance companies actively adopt the "internet plus Recycling" method to provide professional old machine recycling services …

Insiders pointed out that with the increase in the number of places to promote the implementation of the old-for-new policy, it will drive the government, enterprises, platforms and other forces to join the field of recycling, and work together to improve the construction of the recycling network of used household appliances, so that consumers are "easier to get rid of the old and more willing to get new ones".

　　(CCTV Finance "Economic Information Network")Yesterday, the Central Financial and Economic Committee held its fourth meeting to study the issues of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, effectively reducing the logistics cost of the whole society. How to promote a new round of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods? How to effectively reduce the logistics cost of the whole society?

　　The meeting stressed that the implementation of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods will effectively promote investment and consumption, which will benefit both the present and the long-term. It is necessary to lay a good combination of policies, promote the continuous increase in the proportion of advanced production capacity, and more high-quality durable consumer goods will enter residents’ lives.

　　High-end intelligent green has become the focus of a new round of large-scale equipment update.

　　Zhu Min, Director of the Institute of Informatization and Industrialization Integration of China Information and Communication Research Institute:A new round of technological transformation and equipment renewal will help accelerate the large-scale promotion of intelligent manufacturing. Intelligent equipment and products such as CNC machine tools and industrial robots will also usher in new development opportunities and broad growth space, which will help accelerate the transformation and upgrading of key industries. High-end, intelligence, green and safety are the focus of future technological transformation and equipment renewal.

　　Trade-in of consumer goods will stimulate market investment to better meet consumer demand.

　　The meeting also pointed out that it is necessary to promote the upgrading and technological transformation of all kinds of production equipment and service equipment, encourage traditional consumer goods such as automobiles and household appliances to be replaced with old ones, and promote the replacement of durable consumer goods with old ones. Promote large-scale recycling and strengthen the development of the "trade-in+recycling" logistics system and new model.　

　　Yi Shaohua, Director of Market Circulation and Consumption Research Office of national academy of economic strategy:The consumption of residents in our country is in the stage of upgrading the quality in the field of physical consumption, so the trade-in of consumer goods can not only stimulate market investment, but also better meet the potential consumption demand of residents.

　　Reducing cost and increasing efficiency of logistics industry will promote the formation of a unified national market

　　In addition, the meeting stressed that reducing the logistics cost of the whole society is an important measure to improve the efficiency of economic operation. Logistics is the "tendon" of the real economy, which connects production and consumption, domestic trade and foreign trade. It is necessary to effectively reduce the logistics cost of the whole society, enhance the core competitiveness of the industry and improve the efficiency of economic operation.

　　Professor Ma Hong, Department of Economics, Tsinghua University Institute of Economics and Management:Reducing costs and increasing efficiency of the logistics industry is conducive to promoting the smooth flow of commodity factor resources in a wider range, promoting industrial structure adjustment and regional coordinated development. The upstream and downstream of the industrial chain can better optimize the layout according to regional endowments and institutional conditions, and promote agglomeration and economies of scale, as well as the formation of intelligence and digitalization; Promoting the integration of industries will also promote the formation of a unified national market and improve the overall operational efficiency of the national economy.

Li Keqiang emphasized during his inspection in Hebei.
Carry the responsibility of ensuring food and energy security
Provide solid support for stabilizing the economic market and stabilizing prices

Xinhua News Agency, Shijiazhuang, June 21st-On June 21st, The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, accompanied by Ni Yuefeng, secretary of Hebei Provincial Party Committee, and Wang Zhengpu, governor of Hebei Province, visited Gaobeidian and Zhuozhou. He stressed that under the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, we should implement the deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, comprehensively implement the new development concept, effectively coordinate the prevention and control of epidemic situation and economic and social development, implement various policies to stabilize the economy, pay attention to solving problems with reform methods, seize the agricultural season to do a good job in harvesting summer sowing in summer, ensure the peak of energy supply, and provide solid support for stabilizing prices, protecting people’s livelihood and stabilizing the economic market.

On June 21st, The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China visited Gaobeidian and Zhuozhou in Hebei. This is Li Keqiang talking with grain farmers in the wheat field of Fangguan Town, Gaobeidian. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Weibing photo

In the wheat field of Fangguan Town, Li Keqiang talked with grain farmers, harvesters from other provinces and grain merchants. Everyone reported that this year’s wheat harvest was good and the grain was full, and Li Keqiang was very happy. He said that it is now a "bumper harvest in the field", and it is necessary to pay close attention to harvesting the "bumper harvest in hand" and do a good job in storing and storing the "bumper harvest in storage". Wheat is one of the main rations in Chinese, and the place where we are standing now is basically the last harvest stop in the main wheat producing areas of Huang-Huai-Hai. Overall, the national wheat production this year is higher than last year, and the harvest is a foregone conclusion. This reassured people and laid the foundation for stable grain production throughout the year. China’s grain supply is abundant, which is very important for stabilizing prices. To keep the economy running in a reasonable range, two important indicators are stable employment and stable prices, and food and energy are the basic supports for stabilizing prices. In recent years, we have been implementing a prudent monetary policy, and there is no excess currency. At present, the main indicators of monetary policy are in the normal range. It is very important to prevent inflation and leave room for flexible implementation of monetary policy in response to new challenges. This year’s bumper wheat harvest has guaranteed China’s own demand and the stability of China’s grain market, and to a certain extent, it has also contributed to the stability of the global grain market. Seeing farmers sowing corn by machine, Li Keqiang carefully examined the soil moisture. He said that if summer is late for one day and autumn is late for ten days, it is necessary to implement the summer sowing area, so as to ensure a bumper harvest of autumn grain and add weight to the national food security.

Li Keqiang came to Dapu Village, inspected the dried wheat, sat around and talked with the villagers, and worked out the cost and income of growing grain together. Everyone reported that the price of agricultural materials has increased this year, but the state has increased subsidies many times, and the market food price has also increased. Calculated income is higher than in previous years. Li Keqiang said, food is the most important thing for the people, and food stabilizes the world. Your growing grain has increased your income and guaranteed more people three meals a day. Let’s work together to secure more than 1.4 billion jobs in Chinese.

On June 21st, The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China visited Gaobeidian and Zhuozhou in Hebei. This is Li Keqiang coming to Dapu Village, Gaobeidian, looking at the drying wheat, and sitting around talking with the villagers. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Weibing photo

Li Keqiang listened to the report on energy supply in Hebei Province. In Zhuozhou Jingyuan Thermal Power Company, he learned in detail about the number of generating hours, coal consumption level and the implementation of the bail-out policy, inspected the coal yard, and encouraged enterprises to make full efforts and generate more electricity. Li Keqiang said that development is the basis and key to solve all problems in China. Now is the key period to meet the peak summer. It is necessary to release the advanced coal production capacity and fully exploit it, implement the long-term coal supply, further strengthen the power supply, resolutely prevent power cuts, and ensure economic operation and basic people’s livelihood. It is necessary to increase the efficient and clean coal-fired power production capacity in an orderly manner through expansion and transformation, and accelerate the construction of pumped storage projects, which not only increases the power supply capacity, but also provides support for the development of new energy sources such as wind, light and electricity, and improves the consumption capacity. He emphasized that China is a contributor and beneficiary of world trade, and the stability of the international energy market is beneficial to all countries. Making good use of China’s coal-based energy resource endowment is not only conducive to enhancing its own energy security capacity, but also conducive to world energy prices and the stability of the international industrial chain supply chain.

Li Keqiang fully affirmed the achievements of Hebei’s economic and social development, and hoped that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, he would work hard and innovate, push economic development to a new level and continuously improve people’s livelihood and well-being.

Xiao Jie and He Lifeng accompanied the inspection.

　　According to the spirit of the Notice on Adjusting Relevant Measures for Epidemic Prevention and Control in Our City (No.58 [2022] of Great Epidemic), all citizens will carry out nucleic acid testing twice a week from September 20th, and fulfill the requirements of normalized nucleic acid testing, which does not leak one person, but should be thoroughly checked. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

　　First, the centralized sampling time for normalized nucleic acid detection is from 6: 00 to 18: 00 every Tuesday and Friday.

　　Two, the normalization of nucleic acid detection by the district, city and county (pilot area) unified organization, full participation. Please follow the arrangement of the street (township) and community (village) where you are located, go to the nearby sampling point at the wrong peak, wear a mask throughout the sampling, keep a distance of more than 1 meter from others, and do not talk or gather.

　　Three, all kinds of key populations in accordance with the requirements of the city headquarters to determine the frequency of nucleic acid detection, in the designated time to participate in the sampling and testing of nucleic acid sampling points of key populations.

　　Nucleic acid detection is an important means of epidemic prevention and control. The general public should take the initiative to participate in the detection, actively cooperate with the "site code" inspection, and jointly build a barrier for epidemic prevention and control to protect the hard-won epidemic prevention achievements!

According to statistics from the Department of Commerce of Sichuan Province, as of May 13th this year, subsidies for replacing old household appliances and purchasing new digital products in Sichuan covered 7.02 million pieces, which effectively boosted consumption by 22.1 billion yuan.

Digital products are the most popular. The data shows that mobile phone sales account for 27% of all household appliances and digital categories. As the weather turns hot, the sales of refrigeration products in household appliances are booming, and the sales of air conditioners are the highest, accounting for 23% of all products; Refrigerators ranked second, accounting for 9%.

Continuously improve convenience. According to the relevant person in charge of the Provincial Department of Commerce, in order to optimize the consumption experience and facilitate consumers’ payment, Sichuan has explored the introduction of a number of acquiring institutions, and has supported many institutions such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank to complete system transformation and promote the increase of a number of acquiring institutions. Since the comprehensive promotion of subsidy reduction, the number of participants in the province has reached 4.59 million.

This year’s "May Day" holiday, the trade-in of consumer goods has become an important support to stimulate holiday consumption and enliven the holiday atmosphere. Since May 1st, the second round of subsidy activities for household appliances renewal in Leshan City has started. For the household appliance sales enterprises participating in the policy, 12 types of household appliances, such as refrigerators and washing machines, with energy efficiency of level 2 or above or water efficiency standards, will be given a one-time subsidy according to 10% of product sales, with the maximum not exceeding 500 yuan. Municipal subsidies can be superimposed with national and provincial policies to fully stimulate the enthusiasm of enterprises and consumers to participate. This round of municipal subsidy funds totaled 2,025,800 yuan, which was declared on the first day of launch, driving sales of 5,500 orders and realizing sales amount exceeding 25 million yuan. In Yibin, the trade-in of household appliances during the holiday season has become a hot spot of market consumption, which not only brings benefits to consumers, but also injects new vitality into the consumer market. According to statistics, the city accepted more than 20,000 applications for trade-in of consumer goods, which directly boosted consumption by 72.4 million yuan. Household appliances, home improvement kitchen and bathroom, 3C digital products and other fields ushered in a consumption boom.

According to statistics from the Provincial Department of Commerce, since the implementation of subsidies for the trade-in of household appliances and the purchase of new digital products in Sichuan, Chengdu has the largest sales volume, accounting for 62%, Mianyang for 4% and Yibin for 3%.

Reporter Chen Bihong

Editor: Wang Minlin

According to the data released by China National Intellectual Property Administration on January 16th, by the end of 2023, the number of effective invention patents in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) was 4.015 million, up by 22.4% year-on-year, and China became the first country in the world with the number of effective invention patents exceeding 4 million. According to relevant sources, through the data of intellectual property rights in 2023, we can see that the innovation activities of enterprises remain active, the innovation in the digital economy is strong, and new consumption growth points such as "trendy products" of domestic products are accelerating, and China’s economic vitality continues to generate.

High-value invention patents account for more than 40%

On January 16th, Hu Wenhui, deputy director of China National Intellectual Property Administration, introduced at the press conference held by the State Council Office that it took 31 years for the effective number of invention patents in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) to reach the first 1 million, and it only took one and a half years to break through the fourth 1 million. Among the more than 4 million valid invention patents, high-value invention patents account for more than 40%. China has become a veritable intellectual property power, and continues to make important contributions to global innovation and development.

From the perspective of enterprises, by the end of 2023, there were 427,000 enterprises with effective invention patents in China, an increase of 72,000 over the previous year. Domestic enterprises have 2.909 million valid invention patents, accounting for 71.2%, exceeding 70% for the first time, and the status of innovation subject is further highlighted.

In terms of fields, according to the statistics of 35 technical fields classified by the World Intellectual Property Organization, by the end of 2023, the top three technical fields of effective invention patents in China were information technology management methods, computer technology and basic communication programs, which increased by 59.4%, 39.3% and 30.8% respectively year-on-year, far higher than the domestic average growth level. "This shows that China has maintained a high degree of innovation in the field of digital technology and continued to empower and increase efficiency for the high-quality development of the digital economy. Hu Wenhui said.

From the regional perspective, by the end of 2023, the effective number of invention patents in Yangtze River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were 1.308 million, 703,000 and 672,000 respectively, accounting for 65.6% of the domestic total, up 21.1%, 21.0% and 23.2% respectively, and the leading role of innovation in key areas was remarkable.

Hu Wenhui said that China National Intellectual Property Administration will continue to improve the quality and efficiency of examination, vigorously promote the transformation and application of patents, accelerate the realization of patent value, better stimulate the innovation vitality of the whole society and help high-quality economic and social development.

The annual output value of geographical indication products exceeds 800 billion yuan.

According to the data of China National Intellectual Property Administration, in 2023, 13 geographical indication products were approved, and 201 geographical indications were registered as collective trademarks and certification trademarks. 5,842 business entities approved to use special geographical indications.

Hu Wenhui introduced that by the end of 2023, China had approved a total of 2,508 geographical indication products, and 7,277 geographical indications were registered as collective trademarks and certification trademarks, with a total of 26,000 business entities specializing in geographical indications and an annual output value of geographical indication products exceeding 800 billion yuan.

With the continuous development in China, China’s geographical indication products have accelerated their entry into the international market and are favored by more overseas consumers. Wen Guo, Director of the Intellectual Property Protection Department of China National Intellectual Property Administration, said that this year is the third year since the signing of the Agreement on the Protection and Cooperation of Geographical Indications between China and Europe. Since the entry into force of the agreement, many products have been selected into the list of mutual recognition and mutual protection of geographical indications between China and Europe, and the mutual recognition and mutual protection products have won the reputation and affirmation of European consumers for their unique quality characteristics. For example, after Liuyang Fireworks was listed as a product of mutual recognition and mutual insurance, the export volume climbed year after year, reaching 7.06 billion yuan in 2023, accounting for 19% of its total output value, setting a new high.

"The international popularity of China’s geographical indication products is getting higher and higher." Wen Guo said that the number of enterprises that approved the use of special geographical indications has quadrupled to 73 since the wine at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain was selected into the mutual recognition and mutual insurance list. The wines of more than 60 wineries in the producing areas have won more than 1,100 awards in various international wine competitions, and their products are exported to more than 40 countries and regions.

Cultivate new consumption growth points such as domestic products "trendy products"

Hu Wenhui said that the development of "fashionable goods" of domestic products is inseparable from the all-round assistance of intellectual property rights, especially the need to make good use of the trademark system to strengthen brand protection and realize brand value. China National Intellectual Property Administration has thoroughly implemented the trademark brand strategy, vigorously promoted the trademark brand construction, and helped to cultivate new consumption growth points such as "fashionable goods" of domestic products.

-Strengthen policy support. Taking the construction of "a thousand enterprises with thousands of standards" and "a hundred cities with hundreds of products" and trademark brand guidance stations as the starting point, we encourage local and enterprises to strengthen trademark brand construction, support the innovation and upgrading of traditional brands, and actively cultivate emerging brands. Recently, the first batch of 1,105 enterprise trademark brands and 285 regional trademark brands were approved to participate in the trademark brand value promotion action of "Thousands of Enterprises and Hundred Cities", and China National Intellectual Property Administration will give guidance and support in enhancing the trademark brand ability and brand value.

-Improve the service level. Promote the construction of more than 3,900 trademark brand guidance stations nationwide, with an average annual service of more than 400,000 enterprises. We will continue to promote trademark pledge financing to benefit enterprises. In 2023, the national trademark pledge financing amount reached 176.91 billion yuan, up 63.5% year-on-year, which helped enterprises effectively alleviate the financial difficulties in the process of brand development.

-Strengthen brand protection. We will continue to push forward the revision process of the Trademark Law, strengthen the protection of legitimate prior rights of trademark brands and well-known trademarks, conscientiously guide foreign-related intellectual property disputes when domestic products go out to sea, resolutely crack down on all kinds of behaviors such as being next to famous brands, hitchhiking and rubbing hot spots, and boost the confidence of brand development and the sense of gaining business entities.

Hu Wenhui said that China National Intellectual Property Administration will continue to promote the brand value promotion of "Thousands of Enterprises and Hundreds of Cities" to help form more influential national brands and internationally renowned brands, create more "fashionable products" of domestic products and expand the scale of brand consumption. (Reporter Qiu Haifeng)

The revised budget law requires the establishment and improvement of a "regular evaluation and withdrawal mechanism" for special transfer payments. Where the market competition mechanism can effectively regulate matters, "special transfer payments shall not be established". In addition to the matters shared by the lower and higher levels of government, the higher level shall not require the lower level to support the special transfer payment.

The issue of fiscal transfer payment has always been a major focus of public concern about the revision of the budget law. In the previous deliberations of the budget law, members of the Standing Committee often pointed out that the proportion of special transfer payments is relatively large, even higher than that of general transfer payments. Then, what kind of provisions does the revised budget law make for the financial transfer payment system, especially the special transfer payment? After the implementation of the budget law on January 1, 2015, how much will it restrict the problems of low efficiency, lack of effective supervision and misappropriation of some special funds? Some highlights of the new budget law on fiscal transfer payment can answer these questions.

The reporter learned that transfer payment is an activity that governments at all levels transfer financial funds through certain forms and channels to supplement public goods and provide free expenses. It is also an important means for China to make up for the financial gap brought about by the financial system characteristics of "highly decentralized expenditure and centralized taxation". It seems that the central government’s transfer payment to local finance is far away from the people, and many livelihood funds such as education, medical care and social security, which are actually related to the well-being of the people, come from transfer payment. Too much special transfer payment will encourage the local atmosphere of "running the department to make money", lead to corruption and waste, and increase the burden of local supporting facilities, which will become a difficult problem for reform. However, there is no corresponding regulation and management in the current budget law, which also brings some problems, such as fund abuse, "running out of money" and inefficient use of funds.

Therefore, the revised budget law stipulates the financial transfer payment, and clarifies the legal status of the transfer payment for the first time, which is a great progress. In particular, the revision of the budget law is consistent with the policy tone of "increasing the general and reducing the special" proposed by the central government, emphasizing the exit mechanism of special transfer payments and legalizing the follow-up management of special transfer payments, which has become the highlight of the revision of the budget law. The revised budget law clearly stipulates the financial transfer payment system. According to the law, the state implements the financial transfer payment system. Financial transfer payment should be standardized, fair and open, with the main goal of promoting the equalization of basic public services between regions. Financial transfer payment includes the transfer payment from the central government to the local government and the transfer payment from the local higher-level government to the lower-level government, with the general transfer payment as the main body to balance the basic financial resources between regions and be arranged and used by the lower-level government as a whole.

The law also stipulates that special transfer payments can be set up to handle specific matters in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and the provisions of the State Council. Establish and improve the regular evaluation and withdrawal mechanism of special transfer payments. For matters that can be effectively regulated by the market competition mechanism, no special transfer payment shall be established. When arranging special transfer payments, the higher-level government shall not require the lower-level government to bear matching funds. However, in accordance with the provisions of the State Council, matters that should be shared by the higher and lower governments are excluded.

Moreover, the new budget law also makes detailed provisions on the budget preparation of transfer payments, and the general transfer payments are prepared according to a unified method. At present, the general transfer payment from the central government to the local government has been compiled according to the formula method, and the basic principles and methods have been formulated by the relevant departments of the central government, with a unified and open calculation formula. "All regions can know how many general transfer payments there are according to the same standards and methods. This way, the central budget can enter the local budget as soon as possible. " Liu Shangxi, deputy director of the Institute of Fiscal Science of the Ministry of Finance, said.

In terms of special transfer payment, the previous special transfer payment generally determined a special project first, and then assigned to provinces, cities and counties, and then operated after the budget was approved. Liu Shangxi said, "Because the special transfer is related to various departments, it is difficult to get in place in supervision, management and performance appraisal, and even lead to corruption." In this regard, the new budget law requires sub-regional and sub-project preparation. First, tell what projects to do, how much money is needed, where the money will be used specifically, and where it will be allocated. It must be clear in advance, and you can’t wait until the budget is compiled to find the project with money.

On August 31st, when answering a reporter’s question about financial transfer payment, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said that comprehensive measures are needed to solve the problem of financial transfer payment, which has been comprehensively stipulated in the budget law. For example, the new budget law clearly requires that the budget must be complete and open. Except for confidential information, it should be made public in principle. "Openness is the best sunshine", because some special transfer payments have repeated objectives and little effect. The Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee proposed to clean up, integrate and standardize the special transfer payment. By opening the budget, some special transfer payments can be reduced, which is conducive to the merger of similar items. ?

For another example, the new budget law requires the establishment of a cross-year budget balance system, and it is necessary to make medium-and long-term budget planning. In the past, we used to make budgets on an annual basis, and fiscal revenue and expenditure, including income system and expenditure policy, are medium-and long-term policy tools. Therefore, the implementation of medium-and long-term planning, rolling budget and rolling planning can make the policy have long-term consideration, demonstrate scientifically, reduce fragmentation and randomness, and also help reduce special transfer payments.

"The next step is to standardize integration in accordance with the requirements put forward by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee. Generally speaking, the goal is clear, the means are clear, and don’t cut it too thin. Distinguish between the responsibilities of the central and local governments, and the central and local governments jointly arrange expenditures. The part of the special transfer payment that belongs to the local responsibilities is gradually cancelled and becomes a general transfer payment. Entrust local matters to minimize. " Lou Jiwei said. By taking the above measures, "special transfer payments will be reduced and general transfer payments will increase." (Text/reporter Wang Ping)