The Lancet: China's experience in preventing and controlling the new crown epidemic is worth learning from all countries

, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Responding to the new crown outbreak requires open collaboration among countries, and China has largely contained its own outbreak, and other countries can learn from China's successful experience in this regard, said a new editorial published in the British medical journal The Lancet.
's response to the outbreak reflects the importance of a country's research and public health capabilities, he said. "China's experience in fighting the epidemic shows the importance of investing in national health and research systems to improve laboratory capacity and the capacity of health workers. This is the basis for countries to respond quickly and effectively to health and international health security incidents.
article, for example, said that soon after the outbreak, Chinese scientists were able to quickly identify the virus and share genomic sequencing data on the virus internationally - by the end of January 2020, Chinese doctors had mammetry and human-to-human transmission of the new crown patients. genomic and epidemiological features, and published a research paper in The Lancet to warn the world of the threat posed by the new coronavirus, and China is at the forefront of research and development of the new crown vaccine, with early trial results published in the Lancet in May and July, respectively.
that the Chinese government's decisive approach to fighting the outbreak based on science is also a very important experience.
article also said that the rapid and effective implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures requires broad community participation. During the outbreak, China's community was more united than ever, and Chinese people quickly accepted prevention and control measures such as wearing masks in public places, "China's experience in fighting the epidemic also reflects the importance of community solidarity and the results it can achieve."
article concluded that "the use of China as a scapegoat for the outbreak is not a constructive response" and that the lack of global unity in the response to the outbreak was a threat to all.