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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 24 (Reporter Wenxin): United States Secretary of State Pompeo said the Chinese government may have caught the first batch of new cases of pneumonia as early as November last year, but did not notified it in time. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on 24. Do not think that the word “possible” can be arbitrarily stolen. The United States’ top priority is to focus on the prevention and control of household epidemics and to strengthen international cooperation in fighting epidemics, rather than confusing the audience and passing on responsibility.
“Mr. Pompeo does not believe that he can arbitrarily add the word ‘possible’ when expressing his position. These words have no objective basis, and are entirely to blame on others. The general consensus of the international community goes against this.” Geng Shuang said at the regular press conference that day.
He said that China has always maintained an open, transparent and responsible attitude on the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. The Chinese side reported the epidemic situation to the WHO as soon as possible, shared the new sequence of the coronavirus gene with the countries of the world as soon as possible, and launched the epidemic prevention and control cooperation with the international community as soon as possible.
Geng Shuang said that prior to this, China has introduced in detail in the timeline the main facts about the timely dissemination of information on epidemics, the exchange of experiences in prevention and control and the promotion of international cooperation in prevention and control of epidemics since the end of December last year. On December 27 of last year, Zhang Jixian, director of the Department of Respiratory and Intensive Medicine at the Hubei Integrated Hospital for Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, reported on the suspicious cases he received; On December 29, the Hubei Province and the Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Commission ordered the relevant disease control centers and hospitals to carry out epidemics. Medical research; On December 30, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission issued an “Unclear Cause Pneumonia Emergency Notice” to the jurisdiction’s medical institutions; On December 31, the National Health Commission sent a working group and a team of experts to Wuhan City, guide the work of eliminating epidemics, carry out on-site investigations and, from that day on, the Municipal Commission of Wuhan Health and Health will publish information on epidemics in accordance with the law; Starting January 3 this year, China will regularly report to WHO and relevant countries and regions, including the United States. Timely and proactive notification of information on epidemics; From January 20 to 21, the WHO sent a field visit to Wuhan; From February 16 to 24, he visited a joint Chinese-WHO expert, including 2 US experts. The group conducted a nine-day inspection in China; On March 12, the United States Embassy in China was invited to attend the Chinese National Health and Health Commission and WHO to share the Chinese experience in the prevention and treatment of new coronary pneumonia. Briefing; On March 29, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in China and America held a video conference to exchange information on epidemics and share experiences in prevention and control.
“Since the outbreak, the Chinese side has provided timely information and actively cooperated with each other. This is an indisputable fact. It is not reasonable to question China’s transparency in the prevention and control of the outbreak, and participating in political manipulation is an great contribution to outbreak prevention and control Lack of respect for hard work and sacrifice. ” Geng Shuang said he hopes that people in the United States will respect science, facts and international public opinion, and stop slandering other countries.
