(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Sino-Singapore Review: "Sorrow" and "Thinking" in 3 Minutes
China News Agency, Beijing, April 4 Question: "Sorrow" and "Thinking" in 3 minutes
China News Agency reporter An Yingzhao
Geng Zi is clear and sorrowful. On April 4th, the most special and solemn ceremonies across China mourned the martyrs and dead compatriots who died in the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the name of the country.
From 10 o'clock, the air seemed to be still. For three minutes, people from all over the country paid their heads in silence. The whistle of cars, trains, and ships and the sound of anti-aircraft alarms came one after another. The national and all embassies and consulates abroad flagged at the bottom of the flag and stopped public entertainment.
On April 4, the cemetery of the Martyrs in the North China Military Region of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, the people stood in silence. In order to express the deep condolences of the people of all ethnic groups in the country to fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic at the expense of martyrs and deceased compatriots, the State Council of China issued an announcement deciding to hold a national mourning event on April 4, 2020. China News Service reporter Zhai Yujia
This is a sad and solemn moment. More than 3,000 compatriots who lost their lives in this epidemic are enough to make us bow our heads in mourning. In just 3 minutes, it is grief without tolerance, and crying without restraint. The death of the people, the pain of the home country, all Chinese people, at this moment, there should be a grief.
This is China's fourth national mourning for civilians killed in the disaster after the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yushu earthquake, and the Zhouqu debris flow in Gansu. It is also the first time that a national mourning event has been launched in accordance with law for a major public health emergency. The national flag is lowered for civilians, which reflects the country ’s respect for the lives of ordinary people and the standpoint of the state and people ’s life and death. This is the deepest memory of the dead and the best comfort for the living.
Over the past few months, Chinese society seems to have been hit by the "pause button" due to the epidemic situation. Hundreds of millions of people have stayed at home and consciously cooperated with the official epidemic prevention work. There are also countless people or armored in white, going out retroactively, or fighting fiercely and fighting tenaciously. With their ordinary lives, they wrote extraordinary stories of war epidemics, which deserve to be remembered by history.
On April 4, in Changsha Martyrs Park, traffic police representatives saluted the Martyrs Tower. On the same day, Changsha held a mourning event. Representatives from all walks of life came to Changsha Martyrs Park to mourn and lay flowers to express their deep condolences for the sacrifice of martyrs and dead compatriots in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. China News Agency reporter Yang Huafeng photo
During the epidemic, China built two hospitals within two weeks, and more than 40,000 medical personnel assisted Wuhan in three weeks. People from all over the world are watching each other and helping each other to stand up the backbone of city after city. In the process of treating patients, China strives to be "full collection, no one is missing", and it has become a consensus to race against time and save lives. British scholar Luo Siyi pointed out that in the epidemic, China defended the "most critical human rights"-human life.
In the three minutes, the Chinese people are left with not only sorrow, but many thoughts. The epidemic is a test, a wake-up call, and a revelation. This is an education about life, a reflection on the relationship between man and nature, and a reconstruction of lifestyle. All experiences should be turned into growth. The epidemic situation is also a big test of China's governance system and capabilities, which not only reflects the advantages of the system, but also exposes the shortcomings and deficiencies in the fields of public health emergency management, national reserve system, and biosecurity. This important lesson from the new crown pneumonia epidemic to the Chinese can no longer be indifferent.
Today, China has passed the "dark moment", and many countries in the world are still in the outbreak period. After the grief, China should take the lead in "restarting".
On the one hand, the epidemic has put pressure on China's economy, and the difficulty of achieving the established goal of "decisively building a well-off society in an all-round way and fighting poverty alleviation" has increased dramatically, and the people's production and life need to return to the right track. On the other hand, at the moment when many European and American countries are "occupied", China's position in the global industrial chain has become more prominent. Orderly promotion of resumption of production while accurately preventing and controlling will play a key role in the global common war epidemic. Injecting kinetic energy into the world where the pause button is pressed, China is indisputable and has such capabilities.
On April 4, medical staff in the west hospital of Wuhan Union Hospital stood in silence. On the same day, Wuhan City held a mourning event to express its deep condolences for the sacrifice of the martyrs and the dead compatriots in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. China News Service reporter Wu Yili photo
Life is more than sadness in front of you, and hope has been seen not far away. The bustling streets, the restored shops, the roaring factory buildings ... Most cities in China are now "unsealed", and people have heard the long-lost fireworks. In a few days, Wuhan will also usher in a "restart", and the haze of the virus will eventually dissipate, but we still need to be cautious.
All the passing away needs to be remembered, and the living will still move forward, and China will also move forward. The best way to comfort the deceased is to absorb the strength of the sorrow, keep the sorrow in the clear, and light the way forward with hope. (Finish)