WHO experts call on countries to take basic measures to prevent and control the new crown epidemic

Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, March 5th (Reporter Shen Zhonghao) Maria van Kerckhofer, technical director of the World Health Organization's health emergency project, said on the 5th that China's experience shows that cases are found, followers are closely followed, and the whole society is mobilized. Other basic measures can effectively prevent and control the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and countries should take such measures fully.



  Van Kierkhofer, who had traveled to China to inspect the new crown epidemic, said at a routine press conference on the day that everyone she met during her inspection in China knew her role in the prevention and control of the epidemic and knew how to protect it. She and her family were very moved to know what collective action was needed to curb the spread of the epidemic.

Van Kielkehofer said that in addition to China, some countries such as Singapore have adopted similar basic measures. "This is something every country can do," she emphasized.

  World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desai said on the 5th that with the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic around the world, some countries have not paid enough attention to the prevention and control of the epidemic, or think they are powerless, which is worrying. In this regard, Van Kielkehofer said that even if a country has confirmed cases, it does not mean that there will be a collective infection or a large-scale outbreak, let alone that the epidemic will be out of control. Countries should actively respond to stop the epidemic spread.

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