Seeking Truth From Facts Is Crucial in Epidemic Prevention And Control

We are about to enter 2023. Under the epidemic situation, we have seen new changes. Zhejiang, Shandong and other places have successively announced the news that "nucleic acid codes will no longer be checked in public places", and the government has further optimized and adjusted the prevention and control measures. In the past two days, I have also heard some questions about the adjustment of epidemic prevention measures. For example, someone said: Now that the nucleic acid code is not checked suddenly, and there is no need to do nucleic acid, will the previous efforts be in vain?

It is not surprising that there are such voices, but looking back on the country's efforts to fight the epidemic in the past three years, we will find that in addition to adhering to the principle of "life first", we have always adhered to "seeking truth from facts". so it is. "Seek truth from facts" is to formulate corresponding policies and take action measures based on comprehensive evaluation of virus toxicity, social economy, and treatment methods. Relevant policies and methods are highly scientific and time-sensitive.

The country's anti-epidemic measures over the past three years are of great significance not only to avoid large-scale infections, but also to prevent everyone from being infected when the virus is highly toxic, so as to protect everyone's life and health to the greatest extent. This is a scientific "seeking truth from facts". In the early stage of the epidemic, the fatality rate of the virus was high. Since the defense of Wuhan, the epidemic prevention policies we implemented may have directly saved the lives of 4.7 million people, or even more. So far, the United States has had a total of about 1.1 million deaths due to the new crown, of which about 800,000 died in the first two years. At the beginning of the epidemic, foreign countries also wanted to take similar measures to curb the rapid spread of the virus, but they failed to do so. China's institutional advantages not only enable us to make scientific and accurate decisions, but also ensure the implementation of relevant decisions with strong action.

Now, the virus is less virulent and more contagious. According to statistics, the global mortality rate of new coronary pneumonia was 3.85% in June 2020, but now it is only 0.35%. Optimizing the epidemic prevention policy at this time, ensuring the sustained and stable economic development while preventing the epidemic, and minimizing the inconvenience caused by the epidemic prevention and control measures to the production and life of the masses is the current "seeking truth from facts".

Although the current policy has been adjusted, it is not a sudden "streaking" and "letting oneself go", let alone a passive "laying down". This requires "seeking truth from facts" and tests the government's governance ability and level. The elderly population in our country is increasing year by year, the population density is high, and the medical facilities are not perfect. These are objective facts. Therefore, in order to maximize the protection of the lives of vulnerable groups, we have made a lot of preparations. Vigorously promote the vaccination of all people to reduce the risk of infection and severe cases of the new coronavirus; continue to strengthen the construction of the medical security system to deal with the possible run on medical resources; popularize scientific knowledge of epidemic prevention, continuously enhance public awareness of protection, and cultivate healthy habits, etc. . It is on the premise of respecting reality that we have embarked on a correct path of epidemic prevention.

View history, see the future. Looking at how we once insisted on the people's supremacy in dealing with the epidemic and scientific epidemic prevention, we know that we don't have to worry too much in the future. Why do we say that we should trust the country, because our country has made too much effort to protect the lives of the people from beginning to end, and it is worthy of our trust. I also always believe that with the concerted efforts of everyone, victory in the fight against the epidemic is not far away!