[Explanation] On August 23, 2020 Shanghai Science and Technology Festival opened in Shanghai. Zhang Wenhong, head of the Shanghai New Coronary Pneumonia Clinical Treatment Expert Team and Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, said at the scene that the shortest time to fight the epidemic would take one to two years. In response to the epidemic, we must still take technology as the core and have a mid- to long-term preparation.

  [Concurrent] Zhang Wenhong, Leader of Shanghai New Coronary Pneumonia Clinical Treatment Expert Team

  Many people hope that we can end the epidemic in a short time. What I am telling you for one to two years is that even if we master the most advanced technological weapons and control the epidemic, at least in the next one to two years.

  [Explanation] The Shanghai Science and Technology Festival was founded in 1991, and the theme of this year is "Technology to fight the epidemic and innovate the future." Pu Muming, academic director of the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligent Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that this year's Science and Technology Festival has special significance in the context of fighting the new crown epidemic. He believes that in terms of scientific and technological construction, China should focus on the world's frontier and most important fields and organize teams to tackle key problems.

  [Concurrent] Pu Muming, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences

  Not only must we be able to follow up and run side by side, we must also lead. We in Shanghai also have many areas of advantage. In areas of advantage, we must be able to do world-leading jobs.

  [Explanation] Zhu Meifang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Donghua University, said in an interview that after the outbreak, masks and protective clothing are particularly short of them. Her biggest experience is: to combine peacetime and wartime .

  [Concurrent] Zhu Meifang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

  In peacetime and wartime (to be combined), we don't have to wait until the epidemic situation occurs before we have reserves. We proposed at that time: technology should be reserved, and products should be reserved.

  [Explanation] It is reported that the 2020 Shanghai Science and Technology Festival will last until August 29. There will be more than 1,800 various activities in various districts of Shanghai.

  Xu Mingrui and Zheng Yingying report from Shanghai

Editor in charge: [Tang Weijie]