WHO says it is too early to lower the alert level of the new coronal pneumonia epidemic in China: full confidence to win the tough battle against the epidemic
China News Service, Beijing, October 20 (Reporter Zhang Su) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin hosted a regular press conference on October 20.
A reporter asked: WHO said on Oct.19 that the new coronal pneumonia outbreak remains a global public health emergency. Despite recent advances in epidemic prevention, it is still too early to lower the alert level. What is the spokesperson’s comment on this?
Wang Wenbin: We have noticed relevant relationships. China has closely followed the development of the global COVID-19 outbreak. At present, the global outbreak of COVID-19 is still in a high epidemic situation and the continuing mutation of the virus has brought great uncertainty about the evolution of the outbreak.The new coronal pneumonia pandemic is not over yet.
The World Health Organization recently called on all countries to continue their efforts, not to relax precautions, to continue strengthening viral mutation detection and vaccination, and to implement public health measures such as personal protection, so to create the conditions for the definitive end of the new coronal pneumonia pandemic.
The Chinese government has always adhered to the concept of people first and life first, adhered to the general strategy of “foreign import, domestic rebound” and the general policy of “dynamic compensation”, insisted on the coordination of epidemic prevention and control and on economic and social coordination, development and prevention and control optimized on the basis of times and circumstances Policies and measures, scientifically and accurately carry out various prevention and control works and guarantee the safety of life and physical health of people. We have full confidence to win the tough battle of epidemic prevention and control and make a greater contribution to the global fight against the epidemic.
