Throughout Zhejiang province, TCM is used in accordance with the situation, which brought the early, comprehensive and in-depth intervention of TCM prevention and control of the outbreak. Furthermore, according to the principle of "early intervention of TCM", TCM intervention in Zhejiang covered both confirmed and suspected cases. Xie Guojian, Director-General of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration of Zhejiang Health Commission, said: "Before the suspected case is confirmed, TCM doctors will join in the consultation immediately, and the patients will be given TCM medication as soon as possible. Consequently, after patients were given TCM at the first time, symptoms such as fever and cough were significantly improved. "
In the process of optimizing TCM prevention and treatment programs, the Zhejiang provincial high-level TCM expert group and TCM preventative expert group were linked up with the expert groups from different cities. Combined with the national plan, the 4th edition of TCM recommendation plan has been adjusted and optimized in accordance with the climate characteristics, geographical environment and the characteristics of the local cases. It has also standardized the diagnosis and treatment behaviors of TCM prevention, case treatment and cure, the behaviors of diagnosis and treatment after discharge.
Nowadays, many hospitals in Zhejiang, in addition to taking TCM decoction for patients, are also developing appropriate techniques such as Chinese herb sachets, acupressure massage and "Ba Duan Jin" health exercises in the ward.
At present, Zhejiang province has formed a TCM prevention and control system of "applying preventative formula to close-contacted patients, TCM decoction to suspected cases for the first time, the whole process for TCM doctors to participate in the treatment of isolation ward, and using TCM in rehabilitation period". As of February 18, 544 cases were cured and discharged in Zhejiang Province, with a cure rate of 46%. Among them, 1136 cases were treated by TCM, accounting for 96.84%. 493 cases were cured, 523 were improved, and 120 were observed.
