Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 18 (Reporters Chen Shu, Hong Zehua) Recently, Taiwan's new crown pneumonia epidemic has suddenly risen, and the number of newly diagnosed local cases in a single day has risen to 333 on the 17th, and the epidemic prevention situation has become increasingly severe.
In the past few days, public opinion on the island has continued to speak out, criticizing the DPP authorities’ ineffective prevention of the epidemic as the main cause of the outbreak on the island, calling on the authorities to “set aside politics and put the epidemic in the middle”, increase general screening, and use multiple channels as soon as possible. Get the vaccine.
Some media on the island said, "This is the worst setback in Taiwan's epidemic prevention war since the beginning of last year."
According to reports, a certain degree of panic is spreading across the island of Taiwan.
Although the DPP authorities have repeatedly emphasized that supplies are sufficient, people still rush for supplies in many places on the island. The prices of anti-epidemic supplies such as masks and alcohol have risen, and hospital beds have been stretched.
What is even more worrisome to the public is that many cases have not yet been able to determine the source of the infection.
Taiwan's "China Times" published a comment on the 17th, pointing out that various rumors of the epidemic are rampant, and the people need the authorities to do something.
Only shouting for unity on social media, but unwilling to provide correct and complete information in real time, will not be able to stabilize the hearts of the people.
In the entire epidemic prevention process, the authorities "not to build a virus firewall in the first place, but to build a firewall of responsibility, and to extend responsibilities."
"The command center will only play politics during the one-year holiday given by God. It hasn't properly prepared the screening and inspection capabilities. Now that the enemy has appeared in large numbers, it has been discovered that there are no bullets at all, and the people are still storing bullets. This is the same as cheating vaccines. It is deceiving the lives of the people." Wang Renxian, chairman of the Taiwan Anti-epidemic Society, said in a book.
Yang Zhiliang, a medical expert who once served as the head of the competent health department of the authorities, even denounced in an interview with Taiwan media: "It is the dictatorship that has caused the epidemic in Taiwan!"
In fact, Taiwan’s indigenous epidemics have always appeared sporadically, as evidenced by the frequent detection of imported cases from Taiwan in the surrounding areas.
However, the DPP authorities have always insisted on rejecting general screening. Chen Shizhong, the head of Taiwan’s epidemic prevention department, has recently argued that “general screening is not only ineffective, it may also damage medical capacity and slow down the speed of the epidemic, and the gains outweigh the gains.”
According to Taiwan media reports, at present, only Taipei and New Taipei have set up a handful of community screening stations in Taiwan. Large numbers of people go there every day and there are "long lines" in front of the stations.
Some Taiwanese media bluntly said that the real reason for the DPP authorities' rejection of general screening is that they fear that the image of "model students in epidemic prevention" that they have tried so hard to portray will be destroyed.
Taiwan's senior media person Zhao Shaokang questioned on social media: "If you are only afraid that general screening will pierce the illusion of zero community infection, the bitterness will be borne by the whole people in the end. It is really hateful and selfish.
Taiwan's "Economic Daily" published an editorial on the 17th, pointing out that the current new crown virus has mutated and the epidemic prevention situation has changed, and the authorities' epidemic prevention measures urgently need to be upgraded.
Experts have repeatedly recommended general screening, but the authorities have done nothing.
The "United Daily News" published an article saying, "We cannot rely on luck to prevent the epidemic. Taiwan cannot obtain enough vaccines. If nucleic acid testing is not strengthened, do we really plan to survive the epidemic only by masks and hand washing?"
In addition to insufficient screening tests, the supply of vaccines in Taiwan continues to be in a hurry, and the public can only "hope and sigh."
Bloomberg reported that only 315,000 doses have been delivered to Taiwan so far, which is only enough to adequately vaccinate less than 1% of Taiwan’s population.
In the past week, people scrambled to make appointments for vaccination, and the relevant department in Taiwan announced that only high-risk groups or first-line groups can get vaccination, and self-funded vaccination will be suspended.
"Why do you have to buy vaccines?" Chen Chaoping, a senior media person in Taiwan, pointed out that Taiwan-made vaccines are nowhere to be seen, and there is no way to purchase vaccines in Europe and the United States. Purchasing vaccines from mainland China can not only slow down the epidemic in Taiwan, but also restart cross-strait dialogue and stabilize the situation in Taiwan. Okay, why not do it?
The mainland has repeatedly expressed its willingness to provide Taiwan with anti-epidemic support including vaccines. Political parties, groups and individuals on the island have also repeatedly called on the DPP authorities to open up mainland vaccine imports as soon as possible, expressing their willingness to act as a bridge to assist in the introduction, but However, it was repeatedly obstructed and maliciously discredited by the DPP authorities.
Zhang Jing, a researcher at the Chinese Institute of Strategic Studies in Taiwan, said that since the new crown epidemic, many anti-epidemic policies of the DPP authorities are full of political considerations.
Progress in obtaining vaccines is not good, but it has launched a public opinion campaign in an attempt to curb all social discussions that propose to purchase vaccines from the mainland.
The authorities are "full of various political calculations and irrational shackles" in epidemic prevention.
The chairman of the Taiwan Youth Federation, He Yicheng, wrote to the media on the 18th, saying that Taiwan has changed from a "model student in epidemic prevention" to a "post cow herding class", and everything is caused by the arrogance and prejudice of "only green is obedient". Both Chen Shizhong and Chen should bear political responsibilities.
The "United Daily News" editorial pointed out that the spread of the DPP authorities, speculation, concealment, and double standards have led to the expansion of the epidemic, which in turn caused community infections of unknown origin.
Faced with this situation, Su Zhenchang also brazenly asked the people on the island to "take heart."
It is the authorities that should be concerned.
The Taiwan Labor Party has also issued an appeal that human life is the most important thing and politics is aside. It is hoped that the DPP authorities will not sacrifice the precious lives of the people for political gain.