HKSAR lets civil servants work from home to curb virus

15:54, January 28, 2020

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  Let’s all unite to fight deadly virus

  Medical staff work at the department of infectious diseases in Wuhan Union Hospital, to combat the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia, in Wuhan, central Chinas Hubei Province, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)The fight against the novel coronavirus-related pneumonia has reached a critical stage. At present, the most important thing is to stop the further spread of the virus and reach a point where the numbers of both new cases and deaths decrease.A sudden change has taken place in Chinese peoples lives in the past 10 days. The Spring Festival holidays have been disturbed and Central Chinas Hubei Province is nearly entirely closed. Many people have reduced their frequency of going out, national transportation has decreased, economic activity has shrunk and tourism has almost stopped. This did not happen even during the outbreak of SARS in 2003.This happened all of a sudden. Many people feel it is unbelievable in light of the concealment of major epidemic areas until recently. Setting aside the incalculable nature of the virus, the epidemic also exposes the loopholes in our work.Some resent this, and such an emotion should be taken seriously. In the face of a turbulent epidemic, this is an important part of forming real solidarity.We have paid for our local and national negligence of the initial outbreak. But currently, the most important thing is not to calculate responsibilities. The fight continues and the battlefield expands. The situation may become more severe.We should treat every fight seriously and win every battle, and this will determine the overall situation of the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic. This is related to the vital interests of everyone.At this time, we must form a strong national battle line. If we take effective and precise measures, the situation will witness a turning point after a short period of high-intensity measures.When a public health crisis occurs, there is bound to be some social...

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