UN envoy calls for ’solidarity’ in
battling virus outbreak
L’Humanité in
English supports China
Translated Monday 3 February 2020
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L’Humanité in English extends its full solidarity with
China, its gouvernment and its people in their courageous and certainly
victorious struggle against the coronavirus.
Hervé Fuyet, coordinator
Hervé Fuyet, coordinator
UN envoy calls for ’solidarity’ in battling virus outbreak
lChina Daily, January 31, 2020
lChina Daily, January 31, 2020
China’s top envoy to the United Nations appealed to the
international community Thursday for "solidarity" in dealing with the
coronavirus outbreak.
Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the UN, said
that in this difficult time it is crucial that the international community be
united. He addressed a large media gathering at UN headquarters in New York and
provided a briefing on measures China has taken in controlling and preventing
the spread of the novel coronavirus.
On Thursday, World Health Organization Director-General Dr
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the coronavirus a public health emergency
of international concern (PHEIC). The virus had killed 213 people on the
Chinese mainland as of Friday morning.
Zhang emphasized that the director-general said the main
reason for the declaration is "not because of what is happening in China,
but because of what is happening in other countries".
The organization’s greatest concern is "the potential
for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems, and which are
ill-prepared to deal with it".
"WHO continues to have confidence in China’s capacity
to control the outbreak", Zhang said, in quoting Tedros, and said
"there is no reason for measures that unnecessarily interfere with
international travel and trade".
Tedros also pointed out that the WHO doesn’t recommend
limiting trade and movement.
Zhang said the "director-general’s recommendations
should be seriously considered".
Zhang called for all countries to adopt a responsible
attitude, work together to combat the virus, and avoid overreaction.
He told the reporters that the Chinese government has always
put the lives, health and security of the people first.
The government has already adopted "rapid, powerful and
scientific" measures.
Right now, "the whole nation is in action", Zhang
said, adding that China will spare no effort to save lives and curb the virus’
spread.
"As WHO Director-General Tedros said, China’s response
is unprecedented," Zhang said. "China has demonstrated its speed,
strength and effectiveness and won praise from the international community.
"We are confident, and we do think we are capable of
defeating this virus and making our lives normal again," the envoy said.
"As the situation remains challenging, meanwhile, the
measures we have taken are becoming effective, and we are really making
progress," he said.
He told the media that medical teams from other provinces
have arrived in Central China’s Hubei province, whose provincial capital,
Wuhan, is the epicenter of the outbreak. Medical supplies are being delivered;
new hospitals are being built.
Zhang said that more than 130 patients have been treated and
discharged, including people in their 80s.
Moreover, with strict measures controlling the movement of
people, the momentum of the virus is being curbed inside and outside China.
He said that China has been "open, transparent and
responsible" in communications about the outbreak.
Zhang said State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has had
telephone conversations with his foreign counterparts, and that foreign
embassies and consulates will be kept informed through various channels.
Journalists from nearly 20 media organizations, including
China Daily, Xinhua News Agency, The Associated Press, AFP, Reuters, Kyodo
News, Tass, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera and RIA Novosti attended the briefing.
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