International Review: Millions of lives have passed away and the heart of uniting in the "war epidemic" cannot be slackened

　　Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, September 29th, title: Millions of lives have passed away and the heart of uniting the "war on the epidemic" cannot be slackened

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Junxia Du Yang

　　According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization, the number of deaths due to the new crown virus worldwide has exceeded 1 million.

This is an important node, which means that the new crown epidemic has become one of the worst disasters in human history.

Mankind still has a long way to go before finally defeating the new crown virus, and the heart of uniting to "fight the epidemic" must not be slack.

　　According to WHO data, the number of new infections in the world has been around 300,000, and the number of new deaths per day is around 6,000, which is still high.

Although the World Health Organization has repeatedly emphasized that countries around the world should adopt more stringent and targeted epidemic prevention and control measures, in the foreseeable period of time, more people will still be infected or even die due to ineffective prevention and control.

　　The case of China's successful prevention and control of the epidemic has shown the world the possibility of human beings to block the new coronavirus before the advent of safe and effective vaccines.

However, some countries are unwilling or unable to adopt strict prevention and control measures due to various reasons, which provides a chance for the virus to spread.

　　WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has repeatedly emphasized that to effectively control the epidemic, countries around the world need to do a solid job of case detection, testing, isolation, treatment, and tracking of close contacts of patients.

When there are no specific medicines and vaccines are not widely used, cutting the chain of infection is the most effective way to prevent and control the epidemic.

In the face of the epidemic of the century, whether effective prevention and control can not only test the governance level of various countries, but also torture their ruling ideas.

　　Whether we can effectively prevent and control the epidemic depends on whether we stick to life first and put people's life safety and health first.

Some Europeans pointed out in an interview a few days ago that the United States originally had good conditions for epidemic prevention and control, but its leaders did not implement effective prevention and control measures because of personal and partisan interests and economic stimulus considerations.

How can the epidemic not get out of control if the lives and health of the people are so ignored?

The WHO pointed out that the prevention and control of the epidemic is one of the "best investments" in the world today, which will bring greater benefits to countries in the long run.

　　Whether the epidemic can be effectively prevented and controlled depends on whether science is respected and the scientific judgment of public health experts is believed and valued.

Epidemic prevention and control is a specialized field of public health, with strong professionalism, and only relevant public health experts have the most say.

Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General of WHO in charge of universal health coverage and infectious and non-communicable disease affairs, has emphasized on multiple occasions that it is very important to prevent and control the epidemic that all countries must believe in science and scientists. Governments must make decisions. Listen to the opinions and suggestions of scientists.

　　Whether we can effectively prevent and control the epidemic depends on whether we actively participate in international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic.

The virus spreads across borders regardless of race, and no one is safe until everyone is safe.

As Ren Minghui said, “the more newly emerging infectious diseases, the more international cooperation is needed”. Only in this way will the virus not leave a “hotbed” or room for a resurgence of the virus.

The international community should promote the construction of a human health community.

In the face of the pandemic of the century, all countries in the world can think and act together in order to finally defeat their common enemy.

　　All countries are united and working together to fight against the epidemic with no selfish intentions or beggars from other countries in the face of the virus. This is not only responsible to the people of their respective countries, but also to contribute to the world.