The epidemic further verified that human beings are a community of shared destiny with shared benefits and risks.
An interview with Zhou Weisheng, professor at Ritsumeikan University in Japan and president of the International 3E Research Institute

Comparison chart of the number of infected people in various countries in the world. Image source: courtesy of Week Research Office, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

　　International epidemic operations

　　"This new coronavirus is the biggest crisis facing the world since World War II. The origin and infection route of the new coronavirus need to be determined by scientific and objective research. The first disclosed area is not necessarily the first infected area, because there may be other epidemic areas Not published, or treated by other means such as flu. This also needs to be identified by scientific and professional research. China and the United States and other countries in the world also have this responsibility. "Zhou Weisheng, professor at Ritsumeikan University in Japan and president of the International 3E Research Institute In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Science and Technology Daily.

　　Professor Zhou Weisheng believes that this new coronary pneumonia epidemic has further verified that human beings are a community of shared destiny with shared benefits and risks. Both the prevention and control of viruses and the protection of the global industrial chain require cooperation and mutual support in order to be able to Maximize profits and minimize losses.

　　China's anti-epidemic practice provides two important messages for the world

　　Zhou Weisheng said that since the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, China has mobilized rapidly from the central government to the whole country, from medical staff, civil servants and military personnel to volunteers and ordinary people. The hard work and spiritual outlook of the Chinese people, such as self-sacrifice and the overall situation, patience, compliance, and coordinated actions, show the power of the Chinese people to unite and help each other, and to fight for the world. time.

　　From the statistical results, in this worldwide catastrophe, China has provided at least two important information to the world: First, it is very important to tell the world that this virus is very infectious, very fast, and it is very important to obtain first-hand Second, China has to take extreme measures to close the city (block off a central central city with a population of more than 10 million people) to prevent and control it, which has sounded the alarm for the world in terms of prevention and control measures.

　　China has given the world time to provide first-hand prevention and control experience

　　China has also given the world two important aids.

　　The first important help is to buy time for the world. Viruses have no borders, and many countries have experienced disasters in the past. Zhou Weisheng's laboratory is carrying out research on the policy actions of various countries since the beginning of the epidemic. They hope to sum up experience and lessons through quantitative analysis, in the hope of better prevention in the future.

　　Zhou Weisheng introduced that his research results show that the outbreak can be divided into two types. Area A is a cruise ship type, that is, high-density rapid outbreak infection, and Area B is an urban type. From the statistical analysis, it is found that from the first infected person's incubation time to the outbreak of infection in the area, area A is about half of the virus incubation period of 14 days, which is about 7 days. Area B is about twice the incubation period of the virus at 14 days, or about 30 days. That is to say, it is extremely important to take decisive and resolute measures within one month after the discovery of the first infected person.

　　If China has no previous experience to learn from and needs to explore and defend while controlling, the United States and other countries can refer to China ’s experience and take firm measures after discovering the first case in their own country. But countries such as the United States have not done so.

　　The United States became the world's most diagnosed patient with new coronary pneumonia half a month ago, and is currently the only country with more than 820,000 diagnoses. However, the United States only publicly recommended that nationals wear masks on April 3.

　　The second important help is that China provides the world with first-hand pathological data and experience in prevention and control strategies, including medical technology, pathological research, and valuable experience including large-scale prevention and control measures such as the closure of the city, as well as the earliest, most original, and most Required data. China has no advance experience in the fight against epidemics. These are all exchanged for life, and are an important part of the global prevention and control of viruses.

　　"As the world's largest developed country, the United States should have better led the world and supported the world for effective prevention and control on the basis of China's defense control experience. However, Western countries, including the United States, underestimated China's practice in the new crown of prevention and control. The objectivity and important role in the spread of the virus, as well as the important reference significance to the world. "

　　Zhou Weisheng hopes that China and the United States will not only be able to overcome their own epidemic situation in the face of this world-wide crisis since World War II, but also look forward to working together to lead the world, especially developing countries, out of the predicament and overcome the catastrophic challenges facing humanity.

　　Japan has issued a declaration of emergency, and China ’s domestic prevention and control must not be relaxed

　　According to Zhou Weisheng's statistical summary analysis, it is needless to say that the infection of the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at the Port of Yokohama, Japan has actually started to have small-scale infections around February 15 (that is, one month after the discovery of the first infected person) outbreak. However, Japan hopes to control the epidemic and protect the economic and social functioning without taking compulsory measures. As a result, the second round of infections has now begun to explode, forcing the Japanese government to issue an emergency declaration and adopt stricter and clearer measures to prevent and control.

　　Affected by the new crown virus, the Tokyo Olympics was postponed for one year. On the evening of March 29th, NHK Japan ’s program on the extension of the Tokyo Olympics, the director of the Japan Olympic Committee and Professor Tsukayama Yamaguchi of the University of Tsukuba said to athletes, “Do n’t blame anyone, this is a struggle between humans and viruses”.

　　However, Zhou Weisheng believes that Japan has been working hard to take corrective measures for prevention and control and economic life, which has both reasonableness and limitations and risks.

　　The New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic has inevitably caused a major impact on the global human flow, logistics, capital flow and industrial chain. Zhou Weisheng suggested: "In addition to cooperating with the world to prevent and control the spread of viruses, China cannot relax its domestic prevention and control. It is necessary to be prepared to coexist with the" virus "and start to develop endogenously from a trading country. Actively develop and cultivate a domestic market with a population of 1.4 billion. "