各地疫情情况 携手合作是战胜疫情的唯一选择

携手合作是战胜疫情的唯一选择  

Working together is the "only option" to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic
Margaret Chan
a national political advisor and former director-general of the World Health Organization
said at a plenary meeting of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on Sunday.
She said China's successful experience in containing the virus had boosted confidence in the international munity and provided valuable lessons. Now
the entire global munity should strengthen cooperation and unite together under the coordination of the WHO in order to overe the current crisis
Chan said.
Chan also warned that indifference
inaction and any attempts to downplay the outbreak's severity will bring irreparable and disastrous consequences.
她还提醒说，任何侥幸观望的心态，任何淡化疫情、消极应对的做法，都会面临难以挽回的灾难性后果。
"The virus that causes this pandemic is the most cunning one I've ever seen
" she said. By contrast
the Ebola virus is deadlier but cannot transmit easily
and the influenza virus spreads fast among people but its mortality rate is low.
"The lethality of this new virus is more than ten times that of the virus that caused the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009. It has a long incubation period and induces asymptomatic infections
which means many regular containment measures won't work against it
" Chan said.
In China
the most prehensive
rigorous and thorough control measures have been taken nationwide
and the goal of leaving no patient unattended and providing free treatment has been fulfilled
according to Chan.
"We have all witnessed the enormous efforts made by the Chinese government and its people in fighting the disease
" she said. "Resolute control measures implemented by China have curbed the disease's spread and saved many lives
winning support and recognition from both its people and the international munity."
In the meantime
China has been fully open
transparent and responsible to the world
releasing epidemic information in a timely manner and proactively sharing genome sequencing of the virus among other research results.
At the height of the domestic epidemic
foreign countries and anizations assisted China in various forms. As the disease is spreading fast globally
China has also dispatched dozens of expert teams
delivered emergency materials and shared its disease control
diagnosis and treatment experiences with the world.
"Such cooperation shows the strong vitality of building a munity of shared future for mankind
" she said.
"Successive viral outbreaks remind us time and again that prejudice and discrimination must be discarded and we all must unite together
" she added.
Chan also called for efforts to strengthen weak areas in China's public health system and emergency management mechanism
such as stepping up research into emerging contagious diseases
improving its early warning system and boosting psychological assistance.