Special attention is required for key groups of people, such as the elderly with chronic diseases, pregnant women and seniors    1    live alone, and a health condition database should    2    (establish) for them, it said.

The notice also stressed accelerating vaccination efforts for those    3    (age) 60 and above in rural areas,    4    (especial) those older than 80. Green channels and mobile vaccination services should be available to make    5     more convenient for them to get vaccinated, it said.

Zhai Dalong, a doctor at a village hospital in Daming county, Hebei province, said village and township doctors    6    (gain) rich experience in fighting the pandemic over the past three years    7    they are capable and confident of    8    (confront) the disease.

Township and village hospitals have conducted training for doctors on COVID-19 controls and they wear masks, face shields and     9     (glove) in their daily work, Zhai said at     10    news conference.

More than 1.43 million Chinese family physicians are tirelessly working    1    (provide) quality primary healthcare services and contributing to building a “Healthy China”.

These family doctors,     2    working individually or in teams, offer a wide range of services to residents in need, including home treatment, long-term prescriptions and efficient referrals (转交). Their dedication and    3    (commit) to improving healthcare in China are critical to the well-being of the people.

Such services play    4    crucial role in developing a hierarchical (分等级的) medical system    5    enables patients to receive their initial diagnoses at the basic level,     6     (meet) the growing demand for primary healthcare due to aging and fostering a positive doctor-patient relationship throughout the country.

Wu Yihuan, a CPPCC member with extensive healthcare experience,     7     (submit) a proposal on how to improve family physician services in 2018. Her proposal emphasized the importance of clarifying the scope of such services and    8    (continuous) enhancing the system to ensure high-quality healthcare services for all.

Chinese family physicians have undertaken numerous tasks in the fight    9    COVID-19 over the past few years, in an effort to meet the health demands of the public. The contributions     10     (make) by them were appreciated by the whole Chinese.

The coverage rate of family physician services for the whole population and key populations will grow by one to three percentage points each year, and will reach more than 75 percent by 2035.

6 . A small implant connected to electrodes (电极) inserted into the skull bone (颅骨) is providing huge relief to younger patients living with Parkinson’s disease, such that it could allow sufferers to pick up fine motor skills like playing golf again.

While it isn’t a cure, the implant is a treatment that makes living with Parkinson’s ten times more bearable. “Before the operation I went for a walk on Boxing Day with my wife and I got 182m from the actual car,” Tony Howells, who received this implant in 2019, said. “Then after the operation, which was 12 months later, I went on Boxing Day again and we went as far as 4km and could have gone further. It was amazing,” he added.

25 patients like Howells have been selected to participate in the trial at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, England, which will conclude next year. Most of them are older than 50, but those who may be old enough to begin losing memories are too old for the operation.

The operation involves inserting the tiny battery within the skull bone and running electrodes down into the center of the brain in the subthalamic nuclei (底丘脑核). It then delivers delicate electrical impulses (脉冲) to help stimulate nerve cells to work correctly, thereby restoring some of the normal muscular function which Parkinson’s disturbs.

Previous implanting operations involved batteries implanted into a patient’s chest. This new method takes just three hours, and could be available for as many as 10% of all Parkinson’s patients.

“You can’t understand how upsetting Parkinson’s is until it happens to you. Just doing your shoelaces up is a major operation... it affects your everyday life no end,” said Howells, who is even able to play fine-tuned sports-including golf-again.

7 . Paris Baker is a 30-year-old mother who has two daughters, Kallie, nine, and Harper, five.

One day, the three were playing at home. Harper was playing mom, feeding her mother, then her teddy bear and finally herself. Suddenly, Paris started choking on a piece of cookie. Soon, the cookie was at the back of her throat. The two girls started hitting her back at once. After about a minute of hitting her back, Kallie went to call an ambulance as she started to worry. As she did this the other girl carried on doing what she had been doing and thankfully the cookie finally came up.

Paris was diagnosed (诊断) with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2017, and was told she had five years to live. The condition will gradually paralyse (使……瘫痪) her, leaving her trapped inside her body.

Due to her condition, she’s more likely to fall and has received serious injuries. She felt it was very important to teach her girls what to do in a dangerous situation she might be in. This included applying pressure to a bleeding wound, what to do if someone is choking and how to call emergency services.

The girls know that if their dad isn’t home and an emergency happens there are three steps. Step one is to ring 999, ask for an ambulance and give their address. Step two is to put their dogs in the garden, and step three is to open the front door for the emergency services.

After the accident, Paris was so grateful that she had taught her daughters what to do in such a situation. But accidents like that can happen to anyone. So if your kid hasn’t learned first aid skills yet, it’s time to do that now.

As an essential part and     1     largest organ of our body, the skin has many important     2    (function). Therefore,     3    (get) burnt can lead to very serious injuries, which need first aid in time. 

We can get burnt by a     4    (various) of things, like hot liquids, fire or some chemicals. Depending on the depth of skin damage, burns can     5    (divide) into three types: first-degree burns, second-degree burns and third-degree burns. For first-degree burns, first, place burns under cool running water, especially within the first ten minutes. Second, dry the burnt area     6    (gentle) with a clean cloth. Meanwhile, remove any clothes using scissors if necessary,     7     you see the fabric sticking to the burnt skin. Then cover the burnt area with a loose clean cloth. Don't apply oil     8     the injured areas, as it will keep the heat in the wounds and may cause infection. It is important     9    (take) the victim     10     is suffering from second or third-degree burns to the hospital right away.