Feng Zijian, deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the epidemic in China showed local outbreaks and sporadic outbreaks in many places, which is a reflection of the tremendous pressure on the prevention and control of the epidemic in China after the sharp rise in the global epidemic after the beginning of winter. During the Spring Festival, there will be a large flow of people, which will increase the risk of the spread of the epidemic; logistics will increase, and it is necessary to guard against the risk of virus contamination of imported cold chain food and other goods under low temperature conditions. If the relevant measures are well implemented, we can ensure that there is no large-scale epidemic rebound.
Experts responded to whether the epidemic will rebound further during the Spring Festival.
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