PHEIC does not mean panic. It is a time calling for enhanced international preparedness and greater confidence. It is based on this confidence that the WHO does not recommend overreactions such as trade and travel restrictions. As long as the international community stands together, with scientific prevention and cures, and precise policies, the epidemic is preventable, controllable and curable.

“China’s performance received compliments from all over the world, which, as WHO’s current director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, has set a new standard for countries around the world in epidemic prevention and control,” the former WHO chief said.

Facing an extraordinary challenge posed by the outbreak, we need extraordinary confidence. Although it’s a hard period for our Chinese people, we believe that we can overcome this battle. Because we believe we can make it!