According to the COVID-19 virus transmission index, if no action is taken, 8 billion people worldwide will be infected within 21 days! World leaders should act quickly and jointly to respond to the epidemic. “On the evening of March 26, Liu Yuanli, the dean of the School of Public Health of the Peking Union Medical College, pointed out during a live broadcast of” People’s Famous Doctor “hosted by the People’s Daily Health Client and People’s Daily Health Times.
“COVID-19 is our global enemy, and this enemy is too cunning.” Liu Yuanli said. According to the current understanding of the COVID-19 virus, the COVID-19 virus is very infectious and concealed. It is conservatively estimated that 60% -80% of the infected people are mild or asymptomatic, that is, when the virus is widely spread in the population, people do not notice it, and it is too late when it is found.
As of 6:00 on March 26th, Beijing time, the number of COVID-19 diagnoses worldwide has exceeded 460,000, and the growth of the number of confirmed diagnoses is still accelerating. This is a global issue that cannot be avoided. The Wuhan Conference has won more than 50 days of precious time for the world, but it is a pity that this time has not been fully utilized. At present, Europe and the United States have become the two epicenters of the epidemic. At present, the domestic epidemic is slowing down, but importing cases from abroad has become our new challenge.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Mr. Tan Desai, also mentioned many times that the world is facing two major risks: one is the risk brought by the virus itself, and the other is the policy of some countries, especially the inaction of government leaders. risks of. Perhaps the latter is more risky.
“We really need to consider global coordinated operations. In simple terms, it is to abandon pride and prejudice, learn from each other, and support each other,” Liu Yuanli said.
Liu Yuanli explained that global collaboration has three levels, like a pyramid. The most basic layer is mobilization and coordination at the entire social level, such as support between groups, corporate donations, Red Cross, personal charitable organizations, etc .; the second layer is at the professional level, such as our Chinese doctors who continue to communicate and share with the world. Epidemic experience; the third level is the interaction and dialogue at the national level. “We are pleased to see that tonight, the G20 leaders responded to the special COVID-19 summit by video,” said Liu Yuanli. “This is a good start. I also call on the United Nations A global summit of leaders will be convened as soon as possible, and leaders of all countries will coordinate and fight well to win this battle.
The famous American biologist Edward Wilson once said that a selfish individual may defeat altruistic individuals, but an altruistic group will inevitably defeat the selfish group. Liu Yuanli said, we must realize that the battle of the COVID-19 epidemic is a world war of our human species and viral species. The mutual support and cooperation of human beings is also the core key to our continuous reproduction and development.