(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) International Review: It's Time to Get Rid of the Epidemic Version of "Game of Thrones"
China News Service, Beijing, July 30th, title: It’s time to get rid of the epidemic version of "Game of Thrones"
China News Agency reporter Wu Xu
The United States, which has the highest level of medical technology and social security in the world, should have enough capacity and sufficient time to face the new crown epidemic. However, in the actual fight against the epidemic, the United States has always given the outside world a feeling of "foresight". The turning point of the epidemic has not yet appeared, and American society has fallen into a whirlpool of public opinion where the ruling and the opposition are arguing with me, and the government is "shocking the pot" everywhere. In the public opinion wars started by various parties, more and more voices began to discuss the keyword "power".
On July 4, local time, the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, USA. Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong
"Night is approaching, who is watching?"
Recently, more than a dozen senior officials and lawmakers, including US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, have been diagnosed with the new crown virus one after another. While the epidemic is "approaching" the White House, more than 4.42 million people have been diagnosed in the United States and over 150,000 have died.
CNN reported that 150,000 deaths are a milestone, and the single-day mortality rate of the new coronavirus in the United States has reached its highest point since the spring. "Our country has not given it enough attention, nor has it made it a top priority to prevent the rise in deaths. This is crazy." Ashish Jha of the Harvard Institute for Global Health said in an interview with CNN. This is depression and sadness. We must think about how to prevent the next 150,000 deaths from appearing."
The epidemic has not improved, but the White House still believes that the US epidemic prevention work is "leading the world." CNN commented on this: "The words and deeds of the White House officials are contradictory, vague, and chaotic." The report pointed out that the White House should have pointed the direction for the United States to get out of the epidemic, but the fact is that the United States is getting deeper and deeper in the plight of the epidemic, and no one can expect this nightmare to end in the next few months.
The continuously deteriorating epidemic situation has forced the American society to face two major problems: whether to suddenly pull the economy back to the state of suspension before unblocking, or to face the rising curve of the new crown epidemic? Some analysts pointed out that this is probably not a multiple choice question of "choose one out of two", but a result that may need to be endured at the same time.
On July 18, local time, due to the rebound of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Miami Beach, Florida, United States imposed a curfew from 8 pm, roads were closed and restaurants closed.
"Once you are afraid of losing, you no longer have it"
The fight against the new crown virus should be a science-led epidemic prevention war, but the term "science" has been weakened by the US government as never before. As the general election approaches, some politicians in the United States have hurriedly proposed to resume work and resume classes despite the epidemic. The out-of-control epidemic is not accidental.
"We lowered our precautions. When people heard that Ohio was unblocked, they thought they were safe and could go out and do everything they wanted, as if everything was back to normal." Ohio Governor Dwyane said Said in a TV interview.
In Florida, Texas, and Arizona, a new wave of epidemics has been triggered by the rapid opening of bars, restaurants and gyms. The cost of rushing to restart the economy is not only the increase in the number of infections, but also the surge in unemployment in the service industry.
"During the implementation of the'Home Order' in March, the government did not seize the opportunity to control the development of the epidemic in a timely manner, and then restarted the economy too quickly." In an open letter to U.S. President Trump, the federal government and state governors, 150 Many American medical experts called on decision makers to prioritize. "Developing like this, by November 1, the number of deaths from the new crown in the United States may exceed 200,000."
"The U.S. epidemic is a tragedy. The U.S. government has made many mistakes at the cost of the 140,000 deaths that can be avoided to a large extent." Author of "Pandemic Influenza-The Deadliest Plague", American History Scientist John M. Barry said in an interview with "Le Figaro" a few days ago. He believes that the White House's idea of "being on the second line" to support the state's fight against the epidemic is out of date. The federal government should have taken continuous and coordinated action from the beginning.
The result of politics over life is to deviate power. This makes people think of a classic line in the American drama "Game of Thrones": "Once you are afraid of losing, you no longer have it."
The data picture shows Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
"Game of Thrones, like a shadow floating wall"
In the face of such a difficult situation in the fight against the epidemic, some American politicians still go their own way. Instead of trying their best to find ways to control the epidemic and treat patients, they instigate public opinion and divert public attention, which is really puzzling.
After the American infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci explained the dangers of the new crown virus, he encountered pressure from the government and public opinion. Since then, the White House also once required domestic hospitals to directly submit the epidemic information to the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, instead of reporting it through the CDC. In fact, since the beginning of March, the CDC stopped its press conference. All news of the US epidemic comes from the White House's epidemic briefing. The outside world is worried that the White House intends to completely marginalize the Center for Disease Control.
However, the "new" disease control command system has not played its due role. "The public health departments of every state and local in the United States are a mess." The New York Times published an article that some states have sufficient funds and regularly coordinate with each other; others are isolated and helpless, mostly relying on politicians to direct public health work.
Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, admitted in an interview with ABC on the 28th that the United States has “slowly understood” the threat of the new coronavirus from Europe. By the time the US realizes the threat and issues travel bans in Europe, there may be two Sixty thousand people traveled from Europe to the United States every day for three weeks. This situation became the main factor leading to the outbreak in the United States.
It is worth noting that some countries, including Israel, Australia, and Canada, have recently announced the main sources of the new coronavirus in their countries, and they have all targeted the United States. "Where did the virus come from" is a question of scientific tracing, but what is the reason why the epidemic has fermented in the United States to this day and has directly made the United States the main exporter of the epidemic? Regarding this, Redfield also pointed out the key-"Slow understanding and ineffective action."
However, the U.S. government clearly has no plans to pay for its own "willfulness." On the contrary, it has prepared a long list of “dumping pots”: from “mismanagement” governors to “hype virus” media to “do nothing” WHO; and as some American politicians have always preferred The target of the "sweeping pot"-China, whose anti-epidemic achievements have been recognized by many parties and actively provided assistance to other countries, has also been accidentally "selected."
Fundamentally, the current anti-epidemic performance of the United States is closely related to its social and political ecology. In the worst-hit America, a realistic version of "Game of Thrones" is quietly staged. (Finish)