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Original title: Strengthening multilateral cooperation and solidarity to combat the epidemic (international perspective)
Basic reading
The global situation against the epidemic remains grim. WHO urges all countries to demonstrate concrete responsibility, implement effective prevention and control measures, adhere to multilateralism, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, and respond to common challenges.
Real-time statistics from the World Health Organization show that as of 7:49 p.m. on January 30, Central European Time (2:49 a.m. 31, Beijing time), more than 101.56 million people have been reported. confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide; New coronary pneumonia deaths have been reported globally. The number of cases exceeds 2.19 million.
“This is a dark and shocking point,” said Michael Ryan, head of the health emergency project at the World Health Organization, when the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed 100 million. He said the successful experience of many countries in containing the epidemic shows that as long as effective measures are taken, the new corona virus can be controlled.
The situation of prevention and control of the epidemic remains grim
According to recent WHO statistics, more than 500,000 new confirmed cases are reported worldwide each day and more than 10,000 new deaths are reported each day.
From a national perspective, the United States has the highest cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeds 26 million and the number of deaths exceeds 430,000. There are more than 10 million confirmed cases in India and more than one million confirmed cases in more than 10 countries.
WHO experts analyzed that the current new coronavirus has mutated and has a stronger transmission power. Cases of infection by this mutated virus have been recorded in at least 60 countries and regions around the world. In many countries, the number of new confirmed cases remains high, medical and healthcare systems have been under great pressure for a long time, and some countries face the risk of running out of medical resources. Furthermore, as the epidemic continues, people in some countries are increasingly dissatisfied with social constraints.
Ruian noted that the current global fight against the epidemic faces many challenges, but there are also many favorable factors. Ruian said that countries have accumulated a lot of experience in fighting the epidemic, and the new corona vaccine provides new prevention and control tools to contain the epidemic. At present, the most important thing is to comply with basic prevention and control measures, such as maintaining social distance and wearing masks, identifying, testing, isolating and treating confirmed cases, detecting and isolating close contacts and breaking the chain of transmission of the virus.
Fair vaccine distribution is of great importance
The WHO noted that the new corona vaccine allows people to see the “light at the end of the tunnel,” but the provision of sufficient vaccines and the fair distribution of vaccines still face many challenges.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the epidemic has revealed that countries are not prepared for the epidemic and that the world needs a strong WHO. He called on countries to redouble their efforts to support WHO and international health cooperation projects led by WHO. WHO is ready to help countries vaccinate.
Tan Desai cautioned that more than 50 countries around the world have started receiving the new corona vaccine, but most developing countries, especially less developed countries, are at a disadvantage. “The world is on the brink of catastrophic moral failure, and the price of this failure will be the lives and livelihoods of people in the world’s poorest countries.” Tedros said that the “Accelerator for the acquisition of tools for the fight against the new coronary Pneumonia”, Investing 1 USD can generate up to 166 USD in return. He called on all countries to come together and ensure that around the first quarter of this year, all countries start vaccinating vulnerable groups such as medical personnel and the elderly.
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres recently stated that due to the lack of coordinated global action, the deadly impact of the new corona pneumonia epidemic has become increasingly severe. Guterres called on all countries to oppose “vaccine nationalism” and “vaccine nationalism”, share surplus vaccines, help relevant health personnel around the world to urgently vaccinate, avoid systems collapse health nationals and ensure that humanitarian workers and others receive vaccines. priority to front-line personnel.
Several recent studies have shown that promoting equitable vaccine distribution and global solidarity to fight the epidemic can not only end the epidemic as soon as possible, save lives, but also prevent further economic losses. A report commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce Research Foundation found that “vaccine nationalism” could cause global economic losses of up to US $ 9.2 trillion.
Unity can defeat the epidemic
“Common experience against the epidemic tells us how important it is for countries to work together to address challenges. Today’s world needs multilateralism more than ever.” Martin Jongon, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, said that common challenges such as viruses know no borders, society must solve problems together in a spirit of solidarity. All countries must defend multilateralism and make multilateral international institutions better adapt to the needs of the new situation through reforms.
At the World Economic Forum’s “Davos Agenda” dialogue meeting that concluded on January 29, participants generally believed that, in the face of the profound changes brought about by the epidemic, all parties should strengthen solidarity and cooperation, maintain raise the flag of multilateralism and respond jointly to the epidemic, the economic recession and other global challenges. World Economic Forum President Bolg Brende pointed out that ultimately humanity needs closer international cooperation to overcome the epidemic. The international community must strengthen dialogue and coordination and take collective action to jointly combat the epidemic.
Bruce Aylward, senior adviser to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, said that China has always been proactive in the global fight against the epidemic, which has gained wide recognition from the international community.
So far, China has provided assistance against the epidemic to more than 150 countries and 13 international organizations, and has dispatched 36 teams of medical experts to countries in need. According to statistics from China Customs, from March to the end of last year, customs across the country inspected and released 438.5 billion yuan in major epidemic prevention and control supplies. Among the main exported epidemic prevention materials, 224.2 billion masks were exported, which is equivalent to providing nearly 40 masks for everyone in countries and regions outside of China.
China is currently helping to achieve the accessibility and affordability of vaccines in developing countries. Drug regulatory authorities in many countries have approved the emergency use of Chinese vaccines and signed vaccine procurement contracts with China. Many countries have confirmed the quality, efficacy, and safety of China’s new corona vaccine.
Ren Minghui, Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization, said: “After the outbreak, China released the new coronavirus gene sequence and other information as soon as possible, participated in the global epidemic prevention research work, it provided material support to other countries, shared experience against the epidemic and demonstrated the responsibility of an important country. Be responsible. “
(Our newspaper, Brussels, January 31)
