(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) Hua Chunying: Differences in certification standards for anti-epidemic products should not be an obstacle to cooperation in anti-epidemic materials
China News Agency, Beijing, April 1 (Huang Yuqin) In response to reports that the United States has rejected China ’s KN95 masks from entering the United States, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said at a regular press conference on April 1 that different countries and regions are fighting the epidemic. Specific issues such as differences in product certification standards should not be an obstacle to cooperation in anti-epidemic materials.
A reporter asked a question. According to reports, the KN95 mask is a Chinese alternative to the N95 mask, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to allow it to enter the United States. Can China confirm, what's your comment on this?
"I have seen relevant reports, and I don't know the specific situation. If the reports are true, I don't know what the U.S. made for this decision." Hua Chunying responded, "What I can say is that under the current epidemic situation, masks Countries are in urgent need of supplies, and China's domestic demand is also very large. Chinese companies are working at full capacity, working overtime, and working day and night to meet domestic needs while providing protection for epidemic prevention and control in various countries. "
"It is true that the supply of anti-epidemic materials also involves specific issues such as differences in certification standards for products from different countries and regions. But these issues should not be an obstacle to cooperation in anti-epidemic materials." Hua Chunying said.
Another reporter asked a question. Recently, Science magazine published a research report jointly completed by researchers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. One of the authors of the report said that researchers at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom pointed out that if no Chinese government had taken The Wuhan travel ban and national emergency response, there will be more than 700,000 confirmed cases in areas outside Wuhan by February 19. The report believes that China's prevention and control measures have successfully broken the virus transmission chain, prevented contact between the source of infection and susceptible people, and gained valuable time for other cities. What is China's comment?
"I have also seen relevant reports. This report is in line with the opinions of WHO and is also the consensus of many national leaders and experts." Hua Chunying said that the Chinese government has taken the most comprehensive, thorough, The most stringent prevention and control measures have achieved significant initial results, and have earned valuable time for international anti-epidemic efforts. As the WHO said, China has adopted the bravest, most flexible and most proactive prevention and control measures in history, changed the dangerous process of rapid spread of the epidemic, and reduced the incidence of hundreds of thousands of cases.
She emphasized that China is willing to continue to actively cooperate in the international fight against the epidemic, share China's experience in epidemic prevention and control with relevant countries, and strive to jointly overcome the epidemic as soon as possible, so as to maintain maximum regional and global public health security. (Finish)