President Xi Jinping: Shanghai will win against COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping – Photo: REUTERS

According to the newspaper South China Morning PostThis is the first time that Mr. Xi has spoken out about his strategy to combat the COVID-19 epidemic Shanghai.

Chairing a meeting of seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China on May 5, the Chinese leader called on officials to be firm and unwavering.

According to CCTV, Xi affirmed that China will win the fight against COVID-19 in Shanghai, just like it won in Wuhan.

Up to now, Shanghai’s 25 million people have lived with a blockade order for more than a month, as the number of infections continues to increase. This city has been the epicenter of China’s epidemic for a long time.

Meanwhile, many worry Beijing will also become the “second Shanghai” as the number of COVID-19 cases increases rapidly in the Chinese capital. Recently, Beijing authorities have closed many public transport routes, ordered people to work remotely and carry out mass testing in the hope of avoiding a similar situation in Shanghai.

The policy of “Zero COVID” (wiping COVID-19 out of the community) has helped China maintain a low number of infections in the early stages of the pandemic.

Referring to this issue, a statement on May 5 by the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China stated: “We must firmly overcome the complacent thoughts of thinking we are right and misjudging the epidemic. sick. We must stay awake and steadfast in adhering to the general “Zero COVID” policy. We need to fight against statements and actions that distort, question and challenge the country’s anti-epidemic policies and guidelines.”

The statement of the Politburo of China also noted that the number of COVID-19 cases was at a high level and that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continued to mutate, showing “great concern” about developments. of epidemics.

“China is a country with a large population and many elderly people. With uneven development in each region and scarce medical resources, the easing of control measures will cause large outbreaks, many severe cases and deaths,” the statement added.

China’s senior leaders have repeatedly affirmed that they will maintain the “Zero COVID” strategy to curb the spread of the disease. However, newspaper South China Morning Post said the meeting on May 5 was the first meeting of senior Chinese leaders to mention the situation in Shanghai.

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