Virus tracing should be based on science
The traceability of the new coronavirus is a serious scientific issue. It must be based on science and studied by scientists and medical experts.
On April 21, in response to some of the recent myths about the origin of the new coronavirus circulating on media and social platforms, a World Health Organization spokesperson said that all known evidence indicates that the new coronavirus was not derived from manual intervention or manufacture in the laboratory. WHO welcomes the efforts of researchers from various countries to find the source of new coronavirus. This solemn statement is a respect for science and a clarification of fallacy. It is a powerful response to the relevant fallacy and conspiracy theories in the world, and it is conducive to the international community in discerning right from wrong and building consensus.
It is crucial to find the origin and source of the new coronavirus in the global anti-pneumonia epidemic prevention and control global blockade. But scientific matters are left to science to answer, and professional questions require professional opinions. As early as February 19, 27 medical experts from 8 different countries issued a joint statement in the international professional medical journal "The Lancet", stating: "Scientists from all over the world have already —The whole genome of CoV-2 was analyzed and the results were published. These results overwhelmingly proved that the coronavirus, like many other new pathogens, originated from wild animals. The scientific conclusions were also obtained from the National Science and Engineering of the United States. , The dean of the School of Medicine and the representatives of the scientific community. "The research team published an article in the British journal" Nature · Medical "to emphasize that scientific evidence shows that the new coronavirus that causes this disease is a product of natural evolution, and Not synthesized in the laboratory. Emmanuel Andre, a virologist for the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Affairs of the Belgian government, said: "There is no reason to believe that the virus leaked from the laboratory or was manufactured in the laboratory. The genetic structure of the virus is natural "The scientific community of all countries should insist on carrying out professional demonstrations in a scientific spirit, using scientific methods, and tracing the virus together to provide scientific support for epidemic prevention and control in order to jointly overcome the new crown virus, the common human enemy.
The new pneumonia outbreak is a "natural disaster", a sudden attack by unknown viruses on humans. The virus has no borders and the epidemic does not distinguish between races. China, like other countries in the world, is a victim of the epidemic. In the course of responding to this global public health crisis, the urgency and importance of building a community of human destiny have become more prominent. Only by adhering to the concept of a community of shared future for mankind, all countries in the world can overcome the epidemic and safeguard the common homeland of mankind by uniting, cooperating and cooperating together. The fallacies and conspiracy theories that accompany the global epidemic are not only not helpful for countries to fight the epidemic, but also breed mistrust, and eventually dissolve global joint epidemic efforts, disrupting the overall situation of global solidarity and cooperation in the fight against epidemics. Those methods of spreading conspiracy theories, those tricks that use the epidemic to stigmatize other countries, and those ugly performances that disregard facts and violate science are essentially anti-scientific. They are the politicization of public health issues and must be resolutely resisted and clean . Using science to defeat ignorance, using truth to crush rumors, using cooperation to counteract prejudice, and fighting the epidemic together to overcome the hardships is the correct attitude to face the new coronary pneumonia epidemic.
President Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "What the international community needs most is firm confidence, concerted efforts, and united response, comprehensively strengthening international cooperation, rallying a strong force to overcome the epidemic, and joining hands to win this human struggle against major infectious diseases." Advocating the scientific spirit, inspiring unity, keeping watch and helping each other in the same boat will surely overcome the epidemic and usher in a better tomorrow for human development.
Newspaper commentator