Beijing News (Reporter Li Yifan) Lincang, Yunnan, "compulsory teachers and students to take cauldron medicine before entering school", has caused heated debate. This morning (March 3), the Lincang Municipal Bureau of Education and Sports responded to the Beijing News reporter again. In November 2019, he had planned and organized the use of cauldron medicine, but it has always been based on voluntary principles. Cauldron medicine does not prevent new coronary pneumonia. , Launched the purpose of improving the immunity of teachers and students. In addition, internal criticism and exhortations have been made of the "compulsory" approach.
According to a previous report by the Beijing News, the issue of “compulsory teachers and students to take cauldrons before entering school” in Lincang, Yunnan, which caused controversy on the Internet on March 1st. The bureau issued a notice on February 29, asking parents of students directly under the district's schools and kindergartens to purchase medicines and upload photos of medicines. Some local pharmacies have been snapped up. This morning, the Lincang Education and Sports Bureau responded to the Beijing News that the medication was based on the voluntary principle; the controversial practice was carried out by individual education and sports bureaus and municipal schools. At present, "the original notice is temporarily not implemented", and the school start date has been postponed.
The Beijing News reporter noticed that the "compulsory" guidance hospital for taking cauldron medicine was Lincang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. This morning, a person in charge of the Education and Sports Bureau of Lincang City responded to a reporter from the Beijing News that the cauldron medicine did not prevent new crown pneumonia, in fact it could only improve immunity. The reason to promote the cauldron medicine is that there is seasonal flu in Yunnan at present. "We are stuck at this node to improve the immunity of teachers and students."
The person in charge confessed to the reporter of the Beijing News that cauldron medicine cannot play a role in preventing new crown pneumonia, and can only say that the immunity of students is appropriately improved. He added that the cauldron medicine has also been implemented in schools before, "the latest was in November 2019, and it has been arranged in a coordinated manner."
"Forcing teachers and students to take cauldron medicine before entering school", after causing controversy, the Linxiang District Government "urgently corrected". Government official website screenshot
Regarding the "compulsory" practice of individual education and sports bureaus and municipal schools, the person in charge stated that "this is obviously improper behavior. Previously, it was taken on a voluntary basis, voluntary consumption and voluntary purchase".
The person in charge of the appeal stated that the Lincang Municipal Bureau of Education and Sports had conducted internal criticism and admonitions. “After urgently correcting the wrong practices, we explained to the superior and dealt with the lower level accordingly.” It is temporarily inconvenient to disclose the specific punishment results.
At present, all universities, primary and secondary schools, and kindergartens in Lincang City are not open. The person in charge stated that the specific start time of the school must be determined by the provincial education department before proceeding with the relevant documents.