Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet: Chinese scientists are decisive and responsible for responding to the outbreak

, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have taken decisive and responsible action to protect people's health in the response to the new crown outbreak, Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of the Lancet, a leading British medical journal, wrote in the Guardian.
said it was Chinese scientists who suggested that the city should be closed as soon as possible, adopting a strict policy of keeping people at a distance and cutting off the spread of the virus. At the same time, scientists have helped to set up temporary hospitals to expand the number of beds so that seriously ill patients can receive timely treatment.
said the Chinese government had promptly warned the world about the new crown outbreak, but some Western countries had not heeded it. Blaming China's words and deeds for the new outbreak is to rewrite the history of the new crown outbreak and ignore the failure of Western countries to respond to it.
anti-China sentiment has evolved into an unpleasant, even racist, fear of China that threatens international peace and security," He said in an article.
Horton argues that in the face of geo-
tensions, it would be better to strengthen, rather than weaken, the relationship between people and related institutions; People in all countries should be united in the face of the outbreak.