China confident to win decisive victory in fight against epidemic
By Peng Fei, People’s Daily
China has made greater and concerted efforts to prevent and control the
novel coronavirus epidemic, boosting confidence to win a decisive victory in
the fight against the virus outbreak.
The prevention and control work is still the most important task as the
country faces complicated and serious situation.
Since the outbreak, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) has exercised leadership and coordinated work in all aspects, while
the Party committees and governments at all levels have resolutely implemented
instructions.
Meanwhile, the leading cadres, Party members and medical staff have
worked hard on the front line of the battle against the epidemic. And people
from all sectors have donated money and goods to fight the virus.
Attaching great importance to the prevention and control work, Chinese
President Xi Jinping made important instructions upon the outbreak. He stressed
that China must put people’s safety and health as the top priority, implement a
comprehensive prevention and control network and strengthen mass prevention and
treatment. He also spoke of the need for the timely release of information and
the deepening of international cooperation.
Xi’s important speeches and instructions have charted the course for
comprehensively enhancing the epidemic prevention and control work.
As a Chinese proverb goes, all sides come to help when one is struck by
disaster. Currently, 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in
China have activated first-level public health emergency response, drafted and
implemented prevention and control measures among communities, and launched networked
management.
Medical teams and staff across the country have rushed to Wuhan to help
fight virus without hesitation. The country has mobilized the general public
among communities, popularized knowledge of epidemic prevention and control,
and cancelled mass gatherings.
The institutional strength of China’s socialist system which can bring
together the resources necessary to take on great tasks is the key to win the
battle against the epidemic.
Just as what World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus said, the high speed and massive scale of China’s moves are rarely
seen in the world. Many of the prevention and containment measures China has
taken far exceed relevant requirements for dealing with emergencies, and the
measures China has taken are good not only for that country but also for the
rest of the world, he added.
By adhering to a national perspective, China strives to seize the
initiative in epidemic prevention and control, which is a systematic project.
First, the CPC Central Committee has exercised unified command while
local governments and departments have implemented relevant instructions. On
the first day of the Lunar New Year, the leading group of the CPC Central
Committee on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak made
overall planning and coordination.
In general, all provinces have established a leadership system headed
by principal leaders of Party committees and governments, as well as a joint
prevention and control mechanism featuring participation by multiple
departments.
The strengths of all fronts are complementary. A
national research team of experts was set up immediately to focus on research
on treatment of severe cases, research and development of vaccines and other
aspects.
Healthcare security and financial departments have implemented the subsidy policies to ensure that
patients’ treatment would not be affected due to medical costs. And transport departments
have enhanced management to cut off the transmission channels and ensure that
passengers can cancel their tickets and get refunds for
free.
Local governments and relevant departments have ensured that policies
and decisions are strictly carried out in a coordinated manner, generating
strong synergy in epidemic prevention and control.
It is a battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic that affects
lives and health of hundreds of millions of people. It is also a battle China
must win.
To secure a victory, all walks of life and various sectors are taking
actions. Medical staff have written letters of petition to support Hubei
province, Party members and cadres have been on the frontline of the fight
against the virus day and night, workers have worked overtime to make medical
supplies, and ordinary citizens have avoided going outside and developed good
health habits.
These efforts unleash huge energy like small streams converging into
the ocean. As long as we focus our thoughts and efforts towards the same goal,
we can forge the iron great wall to contain the virus outbreak and safeguard
our health and homeland.
No mountain is unclimbable and no difficulty is insurmountable as long
as we work together as one.
China has the confidence and ability to win the battle against the
epidemic as it has mastered more advanced medical technologies, established a
more mature emergency response mechanism, and accumulated richer experience in epidemic
prevention and control.
China confident to win decisive victory in fight against epidemic
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