Infectious Diseases Research Center of Niigata University in Myanmar, Myanmar.
Department of Pediatrics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Japan.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 21;74(4):373-376. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2020.938. Epub 2020 Dec 25.
Multiple countries have reported evacuation missions to repatriate their citizens in the early phase of the emergence of COVID-19 from China. However, a paucity of data exists on how to optimally execute an evacuation while balancing the risk of transmission during the flight and avoiding spread to the evacuees' home countries. We describe the collective findings of the flight evacuation mission from Wuhan, China to Tokyo, Japan from January 28 to February 17, 2020. The evacuation team established the evacuation processing flow, including a focused health questionnaire, temperature monitoring, ticketing and check-in, and boarding procedure planning. The evacuees were seated according to pre-planned zones. Additionally, to facilitate the triage of evacuees for medical needs, we conducted in-flight quarantine to determine the disposition of the evacuees. All evacuees, regardless of their health condition, were required to perform rigorous hand hygiene frequently and to wear surgical masks throughout the flight. We implemented strict infection prevention and control throughout the mission, including in-flight quarantine. The pre-planned protocol and vigilant observation during the flight were crucial elements of this mission. Our experience is of value in developing a more refined plan for the next outbreak.
多个国家在 COVID-19 疫情初期从中国撤出其公民，开展了撤离任务。然而，关于如何在飞行过程中平衡传播风险并避免传播给撤离人员的母国，最优地执行撤离任务的数据很少。我们描述了 2020 年 1 月 28 日至 2 月 17 日从中国武汉飞往日本东京的集体撤离任务的发现。撤离团队建立了撤离处理流程，包括重点健康问卷、体温监测、票务和值机以及登机程序规划。根据预先规划的区域安排撤离人员座位。此外，为了方便对撤离人员的医疗需求进行分类，我们在飞行中进行了隔离，以确定撤离人员的处置方式。所有撤离人员，无论其健康状况如何，都必须经常进行严格的手部卫生，并在整个飞行过程中佩戴外科口罩。我们在整个任务中实施了严格的感染预防和控制措施，包括飞行中隔离。预先计划的方案和飞行中的警惕观察是此次任务的关键要素。我们的经验对于制定下一次疫情爆发的更精细计划具有价值。
