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Published: February 01,2023
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gives a speech via video during a virtual “Briefing on China’s Experience on COVID-19 Response” in Beijing, the capital of China, March 12, 2020. /Xinhua
China’s fight against COVID-19 in the past three years has not only protected the lives and health of the Chinese people, but also made important contributions to the international battle against the virus, according to a spokesperson for China’s National Health Commission (NHC).
Mi Feng, who made the remarks at a recent press briefing on COVID-19, said China took strong measures to contain the virus at the initial epidemic outbreak, thus buying precious time for the world to get prepared.
The spokesperson said that China will continue to work with the international community to fight COVID-19 and protect people.
Information quickly shared, hundreds of events held
China has held more than 300 technological exchange events about COVID-19 with other countries, regions and international organizations. In addition, China has sent 37 medical expert teams to 34 nations, sharing China’s experience with the rest of the world, according to the NHC.
In the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Chinese government released information in a timely, open, transparent and responsible manner, actively responded to concerns of all sides, and enhanced cooperation with the international community, according to a timeline document recording China’s response to the epidemic from late December 2019 to March 2020.
The country’s regular communication over the outbreak of COVID-19 with the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as relevant countries and regions came on January 3, 2020, said the document.
Starting on February 3, the English official website of China’s NHC started releasing COVID-19 information simultaneously, updating the data 58 times as of March 31, 2020.