BEIJING, May 12 /PRNewswire/ — Over the past three years, China has always treated people’s lives and health as its top priority and has adjusted its COVID-19 response to the changing situation, buying valuable time for a transition soft, according to the belief was conquered.
The country has achieved an important and decisive victory in the prevention and control of COVID-19 since November 2022, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said at a meeting on Thursday.
The CPC’s important judgment, policy decision and strategic adjustment regarding COVID-19 proved to be entirely correct, said the session chaired by Secretary General of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping.
“The measures are effective. People recognize them. And the success is tremendous.”
“Wonderful”
Since November 2022, China has constantly optimized and adjusted its COVID-19 prevention and control measures, focusing on protecting public health and preventing severe cases.
As part of a fundamental change in its control policy, on January 8, 2023, the country began treating COVID-19 with class B infectious disease control measures, rather than class A infectious disease.
Thursday’s session noted that China has made a steady transition in epidemic prevention and control in a relatively short period of time.
Since November, more than 200 million people have received medical treatment and nearly 800,000 critically ill patients have been virtually cured, making China’s COVID-19 death rate among the lowest in the world.
“We achieved a great and decisive victory in epidemic prevention and control, creating a miracle in human history in which a country with a large population successfully resisted a pandemic,” the meeting said.
a new phase
As the fight against COVID-19 in China enters a new phase, the country has stepped up measures to consolidate the gains made in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic over the years.
It is important to strengthen epidemic monitoring capabilities and improve regular early warning systems by establishing a reliable monitoring and reporting mechanism, the CPC leadership said at their meeting.
She also called for action to create a scientific blueprint for the next steps in vaccination, particularly to increase vaccination rates among the elderly.
In the face of evolving strains of COVID-19, China has also stepped up nationwide promotion of booster vaccinations. According to an updated action plan from the Joint COVID-19 Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, nine booster vaccine combinations developed through various technical routes are now available, including vaccines that provide good cross-immunity to the omicron strain.
Efforts to secure the production and supply of medical devices and improve the mechanism for their coordinated use were also highlighted at Thursday’s meeting.
Efforts should also be made to promote scientific and technological advances in the health sector in a coordinated manner and improve the level of science and technology in the areas of life and health, the meeting concluded.
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