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China will reform its disease prevention and control system to address weaknesses exposed by the coronavirus outbreak, a senior health official said.
China has been criticized at home and abroad for being initially slow to react to the outbreak, which started in Wuhan. The virus has now infected nearly 4 million people worldwide, and nearly 250,000 people have died from the Covid-19 disease it causes.
“This coronavirus epidemic is a great test of our country’s capacity for governance and government, and it exposed the weak links in the way we approach the main epidemic and public health systems,” said Li Bin, vice minister of the National Commission. of Health of China.
The commission intends to build a “centralized and efficient” chain of command and modernize the disease prevention and control system, he said.
The commission also aims to make better use of data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing to better track and analyze viruses and distribute resources.
He said the commission planned to step up research on core technology, improve health insurance and better guarantee the availability of emergency materials.
China has not recorded a new coronavirus death in 24 days.
