With the advent of the winter epidemic, after three years of strict control, China's epidemic prevention and control has reached a crossroads facing a critical decision.
Not long ago, the Chinese government passed 20 optimized prevention and control measures. However, this measure, which is widely welcomed by the society and can also open up social vitality to a certain extent, encountered a lot of resistance in various places due to inertia of thinking. In some places, the one-size-fits-all and layer-by-layer increase have not only not disappeared, but have intensified in the near future.
Citizens in a community in Xi'an undergo nucleic acid testing.
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Considering China's large population, relatively scarce and uneven distribution of medical resources, it is definitely not possible to completely "lie down" like some countries, and it does not conform to the traditional values of Chinese culture.
However, it is still a very challenging task to encourage local government officials and the general public to bravely face the reality and implement the 20 optimization measures based on the changing situation and the characteristics of the mutated virus.
Whether it is the government, officials or ordinary people, they should establish an open mind and realize that the new crown virus has coexisted with human beings and cannot disappear.
Even if China is cleared domestically, as long as the country is opened and there are personnel and material exchanges with the outside world, it will spread in and form a contagious pressure—unless it never communicates with the outside world and adopts a state of wartime lockdown forever—and this is not at all Possible, neither country nor individual.
In today's world, no one can completely isolate himself from the outside world, nor can he be in a state of war forever.
Everyone should first recognize this reality, and don't be reluctant to face it because it is too cruel.
Since a result is bound to happen, we should bravely face the result and try to minimize the cost. This is the attitude of seeking truth from facts, and it is the spirit of courageous struggle that China's top leaders have repeatedly emphasized to the entire party.
Governments at all levels and the general public should realize that in the face of an inevitable result, it is meaningless to escape.
Regardless of whether it is a visible enemy or an invisible enemy, evasion will only squeeze your space and make you continue to pay higher costs until you finally suffocate and collapse because you can no longer deal with it.
Therefore, what the Chinese government has to do now is to flatten the infection curve, prevent a large-scale outbreak of the epidemic in a short period of time, control infections and severe cases within the tolerance of medical resources, and achieve the best balance in all aspects. Gradually loosen social controls in a controlled manner until society fully adapts.
Under the new balance, by allowing it to exist within a certain range, releasing human, financial, material and social vitality space, while ensuring life and health to the greatest extent, it is also necessary to maintain social vitality and social mobility to the greatest extent. The total social epidemic prevention cost is maintained at a sustainable level.
Beijing has implemented strict control measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
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This is the significance of China's adjustment of the epidemic prevention policy and the purpose of the twenty optimization measures issued by the central government.
To achieve this goal, the 20 optimization measures clearly stated that it is necessary to "intensify the "one size fits all" and increase the level of problem rectification. Local party committees and governments must implement territorial responsibilities, strictly implement the national unified prevention and control policy, and strictly prohibit arbitrary Closure of schools and classes, suspension of work and production, blocking of traffic without approval, random adoption of "silent" management, random closure, long-term unblocking, random suspension of clinics, etc.
"At the same time, the focus should be shifted from restricting the social mobility of all employees to the protection of vulnerable groups, accelerating vaccination, accelerating the storage of shelter hospitals and medical supplies, so as to prepare for a longer-term coexistence state.
However, it is a pity that in this wave of winter epidemics, there are many places that cannot meet these twenty requirements at all. Not only have they not been effectively rectified, but have been further strengthened these days.
For example, some cities used to conduct 72-hour normal nucleic acid testing, but during this wave of epidemics, it was upgraded to 48 hours (or even 24 hours in some areas), and the results of nucleic acid testing were linked to the travel of residents, making it almost impossible to do nucleic acid testing as required.
Some cities require foreigners not to go to shopping malls, restaurants and other public places for five days, regardless of the nucleic acid test results.
In some places, measures that have been banned long ago, such as closing villages and cutting off roads, have been resorted to.
As for the use of workarounds to limit social mobility in the name of prevention and control of the rebound of the epidemic, to close schools and classes, to suspend work and production, to practice silence without the name of "quiet", and the resulting complaints are endless.
In some big cities, even cross-district travel has become a luxury!
Many places are still under the original cognitive framework. When they see the data rising, they get flustered and immediately return to the old prevention and control methods. They want to use the familiar methods to completely eliminate the virus through large-scale city closures and silence.
Empty commercial centers due to epidemic control.
(AP Photo/Andy Wong)
In fact, it is simply impossible to completely eradicate the virus. Even if the virus is completely eliminated on a local scale, it will cost extremely high, which will lead to loss of economic vitality, anxiety, resentment and hostility, and economic, social and confidence crises.
This is a path that has been tested by society for three years and has been effective in the past, but it is no longer feasible under the new situation.
Therefore, for today's plan, Chinese governments at all levels must change their thinking, truly understand the essence of the 20-point policy, and have a clear understanding of the "inevitable trend."
It is necessary to have a scientific understanding of the virus that has mutated, to have a solid understanding of the anxiety and resistance in society due to long-term control, and to have a solid understanding of the pressures of production, life, and survival faced by ordinary people.
The more the epidemic rebounds, the more we need to remind ourselves: the current situation is not what it was three years ago, and the current virus is not what it was three years ago. Don't unknowingly go back to the old path and fall into path dependence.
All localities should follow the requirements of the 20 articles, "guidance to objectively understand that the optimization and adjustment of my country's prevention and control policies and measures is based on the characteristics of virus mutation", and realize that it is "both scientific and necessary." The microphone should be returned to disease control experts , Let experts who truly understand the virus, seek truth from facts, and be socially responsible speak out.
In fact, the Omicron virus, which has mutated many times, is no longer the original virus. Its virulence, the severe disease rate and mortality rate in the past few months can provide strong support.
Anti-epidemic personnel are testing, and the virus variant is quite different from the original one.
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In the past, in order to consolidate epidemic prevention and other practical needs, the publicity of the virus in various aspects focused on exaggerating the seriousness of its impact to the public, which made many people in the society lack understanding of the mutated virus and mistakenly believe that it is a country that coexists with the virus. They are still suffering from casualties as in India back then. Countries such as the United States, Japan and Europe are still living in dire straits of the epidemic, and people are either dead or injured after infection.
This approach is very questionable!
In fact, the response methods of other countries in the world are not useless. In the battle against the common enemy of mankind, the new crown virus, as long as it is a good method, it is worthy of recognition.
In order to eliminate the social fear caused by these previous practices, all parties should fully and accurately introduce the exact situation to the society as soon as possible, so as to help everyone turn around in their understanding.
It takes wisdom and timing to change from awareness to action.
But first of all, we must have the courage to face the reality, and not let the achievements we have made become a burden that hinders innovation.
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