Measures focus on rural issues and providing disaster aid

New moves will see number of grassroots fever clinics rise

A policy issued recently to encourage the construction of fever clinics in eligible township and community-level medical institutions is aimed at perfecting regularized disease prevention and COVID-19 control efforts, and guiding the operations of local fever clinics, according to policymakers.

The comments were included in a policy explanation document issued by the National Health Commission on its website on Dec 7.

The NHC also issued a guideline on Dec 2 to encourage the establishment of such clinics.

To curb the spread of COVID-19, community-level clinics should ensure confirmed patients have access to services including registration, screening, quarantine, treatment and transfer, the NHC said.

Such clinics should be isolated from general clinics within medical institutions and be equipped with facilities for treatment, protection and sterilization. They should be staffed by professionals who have anti-epidemic skills, the commission said.