Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China's epidemic prevention and control measures have been optimally adjusted since the repeated technical exchange meetings with the WHO

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On January 5, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference.

A reporter from Japan’s Fuji TV asked a question about the new crown outbreak, the World Health Organization said that the situation released by China does not reflect the state of affairs and more detailed and accurate information should be made public. What is China’s comment on this?

Mao Ning said that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, China has been sharing relevant information and data with the international community in an open and transparent manner, sharing the genetic sequence of the new crown virus at the first time and making important contributions to the development of relevant vaccines and drugs in various countries. China has long maintained close cooperation with WHO and has maintained close and open communication channels with WHO headquarters, the Western Pacific Region and the Representative Office in China. According to incomplete statistics, there have been at least 60 technical exchanges between the two sides on the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic, rescue and treatment, vaccine research and development, and virus traceability since the new crown epidemic was reported.

Mao Ning said that since the optimization and adjustment of China’s epidemic prevention and control measures, China has held many technical exchange meetings with the WHO, and I would like to briefly introduce the situation to you.

On December 9, China’s National Health Commission held a special exchange meeting with the WHO Representative Office in China to inform the WHO about the situation of China’s epidemic prevention, control and treatment.

On December 30, China and WHO held another technical exchange meeting on the prevention and control of the new epidemic, where both sides exchanged views on the epidemic situation, medical treatment, vaccination and other technical topics. Chinese experts explained in depth the background and basis for optimizing the prevention and control policy, and gave a comprehensive introduction to the epidemic situation in China.

On January 3, at the invitation of WHO, China sent experts from the Chinese CDC to attend the WHO Technical Advisory Group Meeting on New Coronavirus Decontamination and gave a comprehensive introduction to the recent epidemic situation and mutant strains in China.

On January 5, WHO will hold a briefing for member countries, and China has organized experts to attend the meeting to further inform the specific situation of the prevention and control of the epidemic in China and to focus on responding to technical issues of concern to all parties. In addition, relevant Chinese departments have recently shared the viral gene sequences of new coronavirus infection cases in China through the Global Influenza Shared Database.

Mao Ning noted that WHO has repeatedly expressed to China that the technical exchange meetings conducted by China and WHO have been very well run and have achieved positive results. The relevant information and data provided by the Chinese side helped scientists from various countries understand the evolution of the virus in China and built the confidence of the international scientific community in China’s prevention and control. It has been proven that China has always maintained close communication with WHO and shared relevant information and data in a timely manner in accordance with the principles of law, timeliness, openness and transparency.

“The current epidemic situation in China is manageable, and we will continue to carry out technical exchanges and other activities with WHO as China’s epidemic prevention and control policies are adjusted. We also hope that the WHO secretariat will uphold a scientific, objective and impartial position and strive to play an active role in the global response to the epidemic challenge.” Mao Ning said.