BEIJING, March 16 -- Amid the rapid global outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a couple of Chinese experts gathered Monday for a video press briefing to share with the world the lessons from battling the epidemic.
Members of a national medical team sent to the hard-hit city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital underlined early-stage action to counter the disease.
PREVENTION AND CONTROL PRIMARY
Preventing and controlling is the most important thing in the battle, as treatment is only secondary, while prevention and control have primary effects, said Du Bin, medical ICU director of the hospital.
"You must have plans, and failure to prepare is preparedness for failure," he noted, saying that even now, with fewer newly reported cases in Wuhan, they should stay alert.
When asked about specific measures of prevention and control, Du simply stressed "test, test and test."
"Apart from testing, I have no idea how you can identify suspected cases and how to quarantine close contacts," he said, adding that the turning point of the epidemic outbreak in Wuhan only came when all suspected patients and close contacts were isolated.
BETTER CARE FOR MEDICAL STAFF
Yan Xiaowei, an internal medicine expert with the PUMC Hospital, highlighted the importance of taking good care of medical workers as it is the precondition for offering good care to patients and protecting their colleagues and family members.
Further public education on prevention such as washing hands and wearing face masks should also be carried out, without which COVID-19 would overwhelm the healthcare facilities, Yan said.
His words were echoed by Wu Dong, associate professor of gastroenterology at PUMC Hospital, who asked the public to take their necessary actions seriously, change their behaviors and be responsible.
Moreover, Wu said that he knew first-hand that the environment in the ICU could be very stressful during the epidemic, and losing patients could easily damage the morale of the ICU staff.
"Rest and relaxing are very important, and you need to take very good care of yourselves," Wu told his overseas counterparts.
HUMANITY AND LOVE
"Although this is a chance for my colleagues and me to share our experience with the international community, the Chinese approach to control the epidemic may not be the only one," Du said.
For instance, they were learning from the experience of countries like Singapore and Japan, he continued, as with different numbers of cases and community support systems, countries can adopt different approaches that achieve similar success in controlling the epidemic.
"It is an opportunity for us to learn from each other, just like what is true with traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine," Du said. "The beauty of the world lies in diversity, not identity."
Wu said his motive for joining the battle against COVID-19 on the front line was not just about professionalism or responsibility, but also about love.
"Human beings are mortal, but love is not, and I love my daughter, my patients, my country and mankind," he said.
"As humans, we're all in this together, and we will get through this together," Wu said.
体坛英语资讯:Portugal launches measures to maintain sports
国内英语资讯:Xi sends letter to congratulate Harbin Institute of Technology on 100th anniversary
国际英语资讯:Protests spread across Germany over George Floyd killing in U.S.
体坛英语资讯:Doha, Riyadh bid to host 2030 Asian Games
疫情之下高中毕业生陷入两难 选择“间隔年”的人数增多
文具盒
国际英语资讯:COVID-19 cases exceed 170,000 in Iran, Turkey; Saudi Arabias tally surpasses 100,000
国内英语资讯:Central SOEs to invest heavily in virus-hit Hubei
国际英语资讯:U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 110,000 -- Johns Hopkins University
国内英语资讯:Chinese embassy donates food to less privileged S. African families
国际英语资讯:India govt strives to generate employment for migrant labourers at their doorsteps
体坛英语资讯:Zganjer, Usnik appointed assistant coaches of Iran
国际英语资讯:Palestine slams Israel for deportation of worshippers from Al-Aqsa Mosque
体坛英语资讯:Maradona eager for return to football
国内英语资讯:Liaison office of Chinese central govt in HKSAR holds symposium on national security legis
国际英语资讯:Senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader declared dead
国内英语资讯:China publishes white paper on fight against COVID-19
体坛英语资讯:Ecuador midfielder Cazares seeking Corinthians move
国内英语资讯:Chinese vice premier stresses smooth transition from anti-poverty fight to rural vitalizatio
第1次坐飞机