As early as mid-March, actually. The Guangzhou Huyan Institute has isolated the coronavirus, but for some reason, it has not been announced to the public. Academician Zhong Nanshan revealed to reporters that the Guangzhou Institute of Huyan and the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong had cooperated in the search for pathogens as early as the end of February, and Vice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu welcomed Hong Kong experts on behalf of the Ministry of Health at that time. Since there were no cases of SARS in Hong Kong from late February to early March, HKU has been using patient specimens provided by Guangzhou for research. The two sides had already isolated the coronavirus on March 18, eight days before the world's first announcement of the "coronavirus". According to the agreement signed by the two sides, this conclusion was made on the mainland, and Hong Kong cannot take the lead in releasing it to the outside world. In mid-March, the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong obtained samples from local patients for study and found a coronavirus with homology to the Guangzhou area, so the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong announced on March 25 that the pathogen had been found.

It can be said that it is a great pity that this research result, which should belong to our country, has been left behind. Because as we all know, the discovery of pathogens is followed by huge economic benefits including clinical testing, drug development, treatments, vaccines, and other add-ons.

The original birthplace of SARS was in China, for which the whole country suffered heavy economic losses, but as a result, after we paid a huge life and economic price for it, its patent was in the hands of others, and the peaches were picked by others.

After Chen Feng found this history from the memories of his previous life, he felt that he was very necessary. Some measures have been taken about this. Moreover, in order to find the real pathogen of SARS in China as soon as possible, avoid a few detours, and overcome SARS, Chen Feng also felt that it was necessary for him to inform those medical workers of the news through some channel in advance.

Of course, Chen Feng can't take the liberty of saying what he knows about the SARS pathogen now, so he can only let others see him as a monster. Only on the premise of ensuring that you are not suspected can you take the necessary measures.

Moreover, at present, the state has not yet formed a unified voice for SARS, and it is not appropriate for Chen Feng to choose to tell the news of this pathogen now. Therefore, it is necessary to wait for further attitude from the national side before deciding whether to speak out or not. And this qiē, Chen Feng can only pin his trust on his grandfather Wang Zhaoxiang's work.

At 90 o'clock in the morning of the next day, the Ministry of Health held a press conference, and Minister Zhang Wenkang announced for the first time to the outside world the situation of the "atypical pneumonia" epidemic in Guangzhou, with 286 cases and 9 deaths in Guangdong Province as of February. For the first time, it was recognized that "SARS" is a highly contagious epidemic and that infected people must be isolated and treated effectively to prevent the further spread of the epidemic, and announced that it had reported the outbreak of the epidemic in Guangdong, China, to the World Health Organization (WHO) and cooperated with the WHO. He also gave several beneficial measures on how to prevent and treat this "atypical pneumonia", such as paying attention to household hygiene and personal hygiene, as well as dietary hygiene.

The press conference rejected questions from Chinese and foreign media, and officially announced the end of the press conference after Zhang Wenkang read out the epidemic report of Guangdong Province.

Nearly 100 Chinese and foreign reporters present were all stunned by the news announced by the Ministry of Health. As a matter of fact, most of the reporters present were well aware of the "strange disease" that appeared in Guangdong at the end of last year, but the government departments took a cold approach to it, and even later forbade the relevant media to report on it. However, now that the Ministry of Health has openly admitted that such a highly contagious infectious disease has occurred in Guangdong, a major economic province in southern China, it is as rare as the sun rising in the west. So much so that many reporters came to their senses to ask him questions after Minister Zhang Wenkang left.

China's Ministry of Health actually announced to the world the epidemic of "atypical pneumonia" in Guangdong Province on the second day of the Lunar New Year, when the whole country was jubilant, and solemnly introduced that this "pneumonia" is a highly contagious infectious disease.

In the original history. It wasn't until March 12 that the World Health Organization issued a global travel warning, and then the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued another health warning. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised to isolate and treat suspected cases. In this life, because of Chen Feng's intervention, the strong intervention of Vice Premier Wang Zhaoxiang, who began to be in charge of national health security work, and the great attention of the central leadership, the SARS fight is obviously going to start more than two months ahead of schedule.

On the afternoon of the same day, the Guangdong Provincial Government announced the dismissal of Huang Qingdao, director of the Department of Health, and at the same time dealt with a number of public servants who were responsible for the "SARS incident" in a low-key manner, and even a vice governor was transferred to his post. On the same day, the Guangdong Provincial Government urgently set up the "Leading Group for Fighting SARS" headed by the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee to officially launch the work of fighting SARS throughout the province. Passengers in the bus must have their body temperature checked before boarding, and if they find that their body temperature is abnormal, they will be immediately sent to the hospital for isolation and examination......

The next day, the State Council promulgated the Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies, which were formulated in accordance with the provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, especially in response to the outstanding problems exposed in the prevention and treatment of atypical pneumonia, and provided a powerful legal weapon in the fight against atypical pneumonia. It focuses on solving the problems of poor information channels, inaccurate information statistics, unfast emergency response, and insufficient emergency preparedness in the emergency handling of public health emergencies, aiming to establish a unified, efficient and authoritative emergency response mechanism for public health emergencies. The promulgation and implementation of the Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies is a milestone in the history of China's public health undertakings, marking that China has brought emergency response to public health emergencies into the legal system.

And the reason why this regulation was enacted so quickly was because it was months earlier. Wang Zhaoxiang, who is about to be in charge of the nation's public health work, organized experts with great foresight and drew on the health regulations of foreign countries and Hong Kong to draw them up, and it was supposed to wait two or three months before they could be formally examined and approved by the State Council according to normal procedures, but now there was a sudden outbreak of such a strict infectious disease as "atypical pneumonia" in Guangdong, and after discussing it with Premier Zhu, Premier Zhu immediately and decisively promulgated it ahead of schedule and formally implemented it in all provinces and municipalities across the country.

The outside world did not expect that the Chinese government would respond so quickly in all aspects in the face of an infectious disease called "SARS". According to the experience in his previous life, he felt that the Party Central Committee should make decisions at least two or three days, even after the Spring Festival holiday, but he didn't expect that only one day later, the Party Central Committee and the State Council would make such a rapid decision and deployment, and its efficiency was really surprising.

After Chen Feng disclosed the "SARS" epidemic in Guangdong to the outside world the next day, Chen Feng called his godfather again. However, it didn't get through, and then I made a few more calls, but it didn't get through, and Chen Feng was definitely busy until his godfather, so he stopped calling. Until about five o'clock in the afternoon. Wang Zhaoxiang called Chen Feng.

After Chen Feng connected, he couldn't wait to praise: "Grandpa, you are really amazing, I didn't expect that the state would have such a big move, now it seems that we should have a great chance to control this infectious disease in Guangdong and prevent it from spreading further." ”

"Well, the central government has such a plan. Wang Zhaoxiang said in a slightly tired but relieved tone, "Xiao Feng." This time, you have made another contribution, I told the general secretary, and he also said that he must meet you when he has the opportunity and thank you in person. ”

Chen Feng couldn't help but be even more flattered when he heard this, in his previous life, Chen Feng was very admired and revered by the general secretary of the fourth generation of leadership core, especially Chen Feng knew that the previous "poisoned milk powder incident" and the current "SARS incident", the general secretary made a very wise and decisive decision, and it was precisely because of his decision that the previous poisoned milk powder incident would be dealt with so strictly, which made Chen Feng even more admired.

Chen Feng was a little excited, and couldn't help but say: "That's really good, or I'll go to Zhongnanhai to meet him in the next few days." ”

"It's not the time yet, let's wait a few months. After Wang Zhaoxiang finished speaking, he paused slightly, and asked with a smile, "Xiao Feng, you tell Grandpa the truth, you really saw the SARS incident this time?"

Hearing this, Chen Feng replied affirmatively: "Yes, grandpa, I accidentally saw it in an online forum." ”

Seeing Chen Feng say this, Wang Zhaoxiang did not continue the topic, and instead said: "Grandpa, it will be busy since the past two days, what did you do when you called grandpa before?"

Chen Feng wanted to tell his grandfather about the pathogen of "SARS in his memory", but just now he asked how he learned about SARS in Guangdong, and he couldn't help but hesitate, his ability to "predict the future", even if it was his biological parents, he had always explained it in the form of a dream, but in the face of his godfather as a vice premier, Chen Feng knew that if he dreamed of this explanation, it would definitely only deepen his suspicions. The last poisoned milk powder incident could only be discovered in advance because of the quality inspection of all milk powder in China, and Chen Feng could only deduce excuses such as what I saw on the Internet, and it was obvious that his godfather had begun to suspect him. However, if Chen Feng can't inform the SARS pathogen in time, the relevant departments of the state will definitely spend huge manpower and material resources to find it, which is secondary, the main thing is that more people die because the SARS pathogen is not found and cannot take timely and effective treatment, and even the history of the pathogen in the previous life will be repeated, and finally the SARS virus patent will fall into the hands of others. Chen Feng would never allow such a thing to happen.

Seeing that Chen Feng didn't respond for a while, Wang Zhaoxiang said: "Xiaofeng, is there anything else? If it's okay, grandpa is going to hang up, by the way, remember to tell the family, just say, I'm going to Guangdong for inspection in the next two days." ”

When Chen Feng heard his grandfather say that he was going to Guangdong for inspection, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Grandpa, why did you go to Guangdong for investigation at this time? ”

Listening to Chen Feng's words of concern, Wang Zhaoxiang was obviously a little moved in his heart, and said with a smile: "Just because it is an epidemic area over there, grandpa is going to go, and besides, I just went to the front station, and after that, the prime minister and the general secretary are going to go." Even they went, and grandpa was even more going. ”

In the original memory of history, the then general secretary and prime minister were not afraid of the danger of SARS, and personally went to the hard-hit areas of SARS in Guangdong to investigate, and even went to the front line of SARS such as hospitals. And in this life, it is obvious that the two leaders of the country are the same. As the vice premier in charge of national health work, my grandfather is even more duty-bound to personally go to the front line of SARS to organize the anti-African war.

Chen Feng of course has a sense of awe in his heart, for Chen Feng himself, he really didn't dare to go to Guangdong at this time, in fact, last year, the reason why he bought a transfer from Xiuzhou to Hong Kong, part of the reason, is also to take into account the SARS in Guangdong at that time, I was afraid that after passing through Guangzhou or Shenzhen, I would accidentally "win".

Seeing that the general secretary, the prime minister, and his grandfather were all so desperate, Chen Feng suddenly felt very ashamed, in fact, if at the end of last year, if Chen Feng did not shy away from "foreseeing the future" Special ability, not afraid of being suspected by the godfather, at that time, the epidemic was not very strict, as long as Chen Feng explained to him that he would take measures to isolate the only few infected people, there would be no momentum of the outbreak of SARS now, of course, Chen Feng had such self-blame, in fact, even if he informed his godfather of this matter at that time, because there was no strong evidence and persuasion, he might not be able to achieve any good results, but also because there were policies and countermeasures, and in addition, SARS was very contagious, and it obviously did not have much effect if he wanted to curb the spread of SARS afterwards, and it was precisely because he took this into account at that time, Chen Feng deliberately filtered out this matter. Moreover, if we really want to talk about responsibility, it is naturally the relevant health and epidemic prevention departments in Guangdong, because of their dereliction of duty, improper handling, and even concealment of the epidemic, that they directly led to the subsequent outbreak of the epidemic in the whole country and even the world, of course, the bureaucratic man-made disaster was also the main reason for the later SARS outbreak.

Chen Feng didn't care about his "special ability" being exposed, his brain was hot, and he said directly: "Grandpa, I remember a post I saw on the Internet before, some people think that the causative agent of this atypical pneumonia may be a virus, and it is very likely to be a coronavirus. Therefore, I think you should organize relevant experts to identify this pathogen and find a cure for "SARS" as soon as possible. ”

"Oh, it looks like it on the Internet again?" said Wang Zhaoxiang in a tone that seemed to be smiling rather than smiling.

Chen Feng stubbornly said: "Yes, I think there are a lot of talented people on the Internet, and sometimes they are often right. ”

"Well, I know about this matter, I will consult the relevant experts on this matter, I hope you will be right this time, in that case, it will save a lot of time to overcome this epidemic. ”

"Grandpa, I think this matter is inseparable, because my intuition tells me that this guess is correct, and without further ado, it is best to organize experts to verify it, overcome this virus, and make a vaccine as much as possible. ”

"Okay, grandpa, I know, grandpa will do his best to arrange, let's say so first. Anyway, if you have time, you can stay in Beijing for a few more days, and when your grandfather comes back from Guangdong, I will meet you again. ”

After Wang Zhaoxiang finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Chen Feng was greatly relieved to see that he finally said that he knew about the pathogen, of course, he was still a little uneasy, but he thought that even if his godfather knew his foresight ability, which was different from ordinary people, he should keep it a secret for himself.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the vice premier of the State Council began to inspect Guangdong, and accompanied by a number of provincial leaders of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, he went to Zhanjiang, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, and other places to go deep into ports and wharves, enterprise workshops, urban communities, and rural peasant households to learn about the situation of reform, opening up, and modernization, and to have cordial talks with grassroots cadres and the masses to discuss the great plan for realizing and safeguarding the interests of the broad masses and promoting economic and social development under the new situation. Hu Jintao expressed the hope that the broad masses of cadres and masses in Guangdong will have a clear understanding of the situation, seize the opportunity, shoulder the glorious mission entrusted by history, and play a better role as a vanguard in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and speeding up the process of socialist modernization.

At this time, it was the critical moment for Guangdong's fight against SARS to move from "encounter war" and "active war" to "tough battle", Wang Zhaoxiang, as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and one of the leaders of the party and the state, personally came to the front line of the fight against SARS, which attracted widespread attention from public opinion at home and abroad.

Whenever Vice Premier Wang Zhaoxiang visits a place, while inspecting the local economic and social development, he always needs to understand how well the measures to prevent and control SARS are being implemented. In the school's playground and reading room, he asked the teachers and students from time to time with concern: Has the school found any cases of SARS? Do the students know anything about prevention? He told everyone: "This disease can be prevented, treated, controlled, and not terrible, and the key to mankind's ability to defeat it in the end lies in science." He took a group photo with the teachers and students and encouraged the children: "You must study hard, enhance your skills, dare to overcome all kinds of difficulties in the future, and contribute your wisdom and talents to the cause of the progress of the motherland and mankind." ”

The sunshine of early spring warmly shines on the land of Nanyue, and the streets of Yangcheng are full of green trees and pedestrians, a peaceful and peaceful scene. When the car arrived at Tianhe North Road, Wang Zhaoxiang got out of the car and walked towards the crowd waiting for the bus on the side of the road.

The first person to recognize him cheered: "Premier Wang Zhaoxiang is here!"

Since Wang Zhaoxiang took office, he took the lead in putting forward the problem of agriculture and agriculture, and gave an effective solution, so that the central administrative decision-making began to slowly tilt towards the countryside, the most significant policy is that under the vigorous promotion of Wang Zhaoxiang, the agricultural tax was exempted, and the vast number of farmers, especially those living in inland areas, obviously felt that this day was much easier than before, and secondly, it was in last year's "poisoned milk powder incident" Although Wang Zhaoxiang was very low-key in this incident, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the relevant media, especially foreign media, still reported on the role played by Wang Zhaoxiang in last year's "poisoned milk powder incident", and under the word of mouth, Wang Zhaoxiang's decisive role in the "poisoned milk powder incident" is still known to many Chinese people. The eyes of the common people are bright, who is good to them, who is the official, and the people have a lot of numbers in their hearts, so Wang Zhaoxiang is very good in the reputation of the people, and the popularity is very high.

Everyone excitedly rushed to shake hands with him. Wang Zhaoxiang asked them one by one where they were from, whether anyone in their family was infected with SARS, and whether they knew how to prevent the disease. He walked into the Qiaoyi Yuan community and stopped from time to time to shake hands and talk with the cheering crowd.

In the homes of residents in the community, *** and their whole family sit on the sofa to do homework.

"I'm happy to see that your family is all good," he said. The current situation in Guangdong and Guangzhou has been achieved through the efforts of the broad masses of the people, and it is not easy to come by, so we must cherish it. He turned his head to the leaders of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and said: "Guangdong's reform and development has a great impact on the overall situation, and Guangdong's SARS prevention and control has done a good job, affecting the whole country, Hong Kong, and the world. ”

After walking out of the community, the streets were crowded with people. The car started, Wang Zhaoxiang opened the window and shook hands with the crowd again and again. Several women in the crowd watched the prime minister leave, and shed tears of excitement: "I didn't expect to see Premier Wang on the street at this time......

At 17:50, despite the fatigue of the day, he rushed to the Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital to visit the medical staff who were still on duty. In the hospital's outpatient hall, the prime minister learned more about the hospital's admission of SARS patients and asked if any medical staff had been infected. Walking up to the second floor, the Prime Minister shook hands with the doctors and nurses one by one. He asked a doctor, "Have you treated SARS patients?" and after receiving an affirmative answer, he held her hand tightly: "Thank you!"

Wang Zhaoxian said: "The more difficult it is, the more we can see a person's morality, perseverance, and thoughts. After this special battle, our medical staff not only improved their medical skills, but also improved their ideological realm. ”

Secretary Zhang of Guangdong Province said: "In the past few days, more than 200 front-line medical workers in Guangzhou alone have applied to join the party, and 30 of them have been approved to join the party. I just learned that seven people from this hospital were sworn in to join the party this afternoon. ”

Wang Zhaoxiang said emotionally: "In this special battle, our medical staff are not afraid of danger, sacrifice their lives and forget death, selfless dedication, save lives and help the wounded, and show noble sentiment and humanitarian spirit. The party and the people thank you, and history will not forget you!"

During the inspection, he repeatedly emphasized that in the fight against SARS, it is necessary not only to give full play to the role of strong technical force of large hospitals, but also to give full play to the characteristics of grassroots medical institutions close to the masses and build the first line of defense for the prevention and control of SARS. At the Linhe Street Community Health Service Center, he repeatedly told the medical staff that the community health service center is the medical unit closest to the residents, and must provide timely, convenient and thoughtful services to the residents, actively publicize health knowledge to the masses, and guide everyone to deal with the SARS epidemic scientifically and calmly. The prime minister said earnestly: "You are the first pass, you must do a good job!"

During the inspection, Wang Zhaoxiang repeatedly stressed that in the fight against SARS, it is necessary not only to give full play to the role of strong technical strength of large hospitals, but also to give full play to the characteristics of grassroots medical institutions close to the masses to build the first line of defense against SARS. At the Linhe Street Community Health Service Center, he repeatedly told the medical staff that the community health service center is the medical unit closest to the residents, and must provide timely, convenient and thoughtful services to the residents, actively publicize health knowledge to the masses, and guide everyone to deal with the SARS epidemic scientifically and calmly. Wang Zhaoxiang said earnestly: "You are the first pass, you must do a good job!"

On the evening of February 4, the Cotton Tree Hall in Building 2 of Zhudao Hotel. Leaders of Guangdong Province, heads of provincial organs, and representatives of SARS prevention and control experts gathered together.

After a busy day, Wang Zhaoxiang walked into the hall and listened to the report of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government on the prevention and control of SARS in Guangdong.

Secretary Zhang of the Provincial Party Committee reported the basic situation of the SARS epidemic in Guangdong straight to the point. This paper analyzes the characteristics of the three stages of the epidemic in Guangdong, including the initial outbreak, high incidence and low outbreak, and points out that the epidemic situation in Guangdong is currently in the transition stage from high incidence to moderation, with new cases rising from an average of 9 cases per day in December last year to an average of 15 cases per day in January this year, and then to 13 cases per capita in February. After the release, corresponding emergency measures have been taken, and the number of infected people, especially the number of infected medical personnel, is on a downward trend, and it can be said that Guangdong has entered the stage of winning the final victory in the fight against SARS.

In the course of listening to the report, Wang Zhaoxiang interjected from time to time, and when he was making a speech, he also kept raising questions for everyone to discuss. The questions he raised aroused deep thought among the comrades attending the meeting, and everyone either reflected on the situation or put forward suggestions, and the atmosphere at the meeting was warm.

Wang Zhaoxiang said: Guangdong has a vast territory, a large population, especially a large floating population, and the epidemic situation in some surrounding areas is also quite complicated, so it is necessary to prevent the spread of the epidemic from the areas where the epidemic has occurred to the areas where the disease has not occurred, especially in the rural areas, where medical conditions are poor, and once an epidemic occurs, it is impossible to prevent it.

Secretary Zhang hurriedly said that Ou Guangyuan, deputy secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, will go to the countryside tomorrow to further understand the situation in the countryside during the Spring Festival holiday.

Wang Zhaoxiang nodded in approval.

Zhong Yangsheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and head of the Propaganda Department, said: "We have produced 100,000 VCDs to publicize the knowledge of SARS prevention and control, and are ready to distribute them to every village and organize farmers to watch them. ”

Wang Zhaoxiang expressed his appreciation when he heard this: "Okay, you have taken a step first. The film can also be promoted nationwide. ”

Wang Zhaoxiang emphasized: "Guangdong's status is very important, it is the earliest region in China to carry out reform and opening up, and it has a great influence in the whole country and even the world. At present, leading cadres at all levels in Guangdong must persist in fighting SARS with one hand and developing the economy with the other. It is necessary to take various effective measures to minimize the negative impact of SARS on the economy and society. It is believed that after this struggle against SARS, the broad masses of cadres and masses will become stronger and will make greater strides in reform, opening up, and modernization. ”

At 8:40 a.m. on 5 February, Wang Zhaoxiang inspected the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and held a discussion with responsible comrades of provincial and municipal medical management departments and representatives of medical workers from 23 hospitals on the front line of the prevention and treatment of atypical pneumonia.

Wang Zhaoxiang said that in the face of the challenges posed by the epidemic, the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government have attached great importance to it and adopted a series of measures, and all relevant departments have done a lot of work to effectively control the epidemic. He pointed out that it is necessary to continue to go all out to do a good job in the prevention and treatment of atypical pneumonia, and to find ways to treat the masses who are already sick and strive to make them recover as soon as possible. It is necessary to continue to strengthen the monitoring of the epidemic, do a good job in prevention and control, and earnestly prevent the spread and rebound of the epidemic. He called on party committees and governments at all levels to attach great importance to it, strengthen leadership, help medical and epidemic prevention units solve practical problems, and create necessary conditions for their work. It is necessary to rely on science, constantly improve the treatment plan, and try to find out the exact cause. We must rely on the masses, give full play to our political superiority, and strive to win a comprehensive victory in the struggle against the epidemic.

At the end of the forum, facing the more than 30 representatives of medical personnel present, Wang Zhaoxiang said earnestly: "Please do a good job in the prevention and treatment work, and convey my deep gratitude to the medical workers." After speaking, Vice Premier Wang Zhaoxiang stood up and bowed to everyone. The venue burst into warm and prolonged applause.

General Secretary Hu's kind smile, cordial words, and calm expression greatly encouraged all the white-clothed soldiers in Nanyue, and became a huge driving force for the people of Nanyue to continue to fight against the SARS epidemic.

After the forum, Wang Zhaoxiang met with Academician Zhong Nanshan alone, and in the face of the meeting with the vice premier, Academician Zhong appeared very calm.

After the two sat down in a separate reception room, Wang Zhaoxiang personally made him tea, this time Academician Zhong seemed flattered, and hurriedly got up to refuse, even saying that he didn't dare.

And Wang Zhaoxiang smiled very casually: "As the leader of the SARS Medical Rescue Expert Steering Group, you have made outstanding contributions to overcoming SARS, what do I count as a tea for you?"

Although Academician Zhong was arrogant, in the face of Wang Zhaoxiang's kind attitude, his originally stern face quickly relaxed, and he said naturally: "As a doctor, it is my job to overcome medical difficulties, and it is nothing. ”

Wang Zhaoxiang said with a solemn face: "Academician Zhong, what you said is good, but despite this, you still have indelible contributions to the treatment of SARS, and the country and the people will not forget you." ”

Regarding Wang Zhaoxiang's praise, Academician Zhong's expression was very calm, and he just said: "Prime Minister, now the SARS epidemic is in a very critical bald head, with all due respect, if decisive measures cannot be taken, the spread is inevitable. ”

"Hmm. Wang Zhaoxiang nodded and asked, "Now that the Guangdong Provincial Government has officially launched the specific work to fight SARS, what do you think they can add in this regard?"

"Now the provincial government is in place, but we are still at a loss in the study of SARS pathogens, so I propose that the national side should do our best to organize a capable expert group to find the pathogen, and try our best to formulate an effective treatment plan to officially conquer SARS. ”

"Well, that's a good point. Wang Zhaoxiang said appreciatively, "This is also one of the reasons why I left you alone today to discuss." Some experts speculate that the causative agent of SARS is likely to be a new type of virus, and it is very likely to belong to the coronavirus species.

Academician Zhong pondered for a while before nodding and saying, "Well, this speculation is very likely, before that, I thought that this atypical pneumonia was formed by a viral infection. If it is really the coronavirus, then it is more certain to treat it. ”

"Although I was not born in a medical profession about this kind of speculation about the pathogen, I also think it is very likely after learning about it. In this regard, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention has already started to prepare for the search, and I hope that you Guangdong can also organize relevant experts to search for this pathogen, I think the coronavirus is very likely. ”

Hearing that Wang Zhaoxiang had a very positive attitude towards this speculation, Academician Zhong felt a little disappreciative in his heart, although he always believed that SARS was formed by the infection of the virus, but the virus is diverse, and it may not be the coronavirus. Science requires rigorous realism and work, not speculation. Of course, although he didn't think so, he still attached a certain amount of importance to Wang Zhaoxiang's speculation, after all, this was a political task, and he immediately agreed very strictly: "Okay, after I go back, I will immediately organize personnel to find this pathogen that is likely to be the coronavirus." ”

Wang Zhaoxiang was very happy when he saw Academician Zhong agree, and said solemnly: "I will entrust it to you, I believe you will not let me down." ”

Academician Zhong nodded with a stern expression.

That evening, Wang Zhaoxiang returned to Beijing after completing his five-day inspection tour in Guangdong.

On February 10, the general secretary followed Wang Zhaoxiang and also conducted a five-day inspection in Guangdong, and the general secretary always wanted to understand how well the measures to prevent and control SARS were implemented while inspecting the local economic and social development. The general secretary stressed that it is necessary to always keep the safety and well-being of the masses of the people in mind from the high plane of comprehensively implementing the important thinking of the "three represents." First, it is necessary to take the prevention and treatment of SARS as a major matter that has a bearing on the overall situation of reform, development, and stability, and on the health and life safety of the people.

During the general secretary's inspection, the number of new medical records of SARS was significantly reduced, and there were zero records in one day. Although the protracted war against SARS by the people of Guangdong continues, the haze that has permeated for more than a month has dissipated, and under the sunshine of early spring, the people of southern Guangdong feel the breath of spring that they have not seen for a long time and breathe the clear and free air again.

After the general secretary finished his inspection in Guangdong, countless people spontaneously poured into the streets to see him off, and the people shouted from the bottom of their hearts the slogans of "General Secretary is going well!" and "Goodbye, General Secretary!", and cordial greetings, warm applause, and emotional cheers overflowed all the way......

On February 28, SARS achieved a phased victory, the number of people found in a few days was less than 10 cases, individual cases found outside the province because of timely detection, isolation and treatment and other measures, no further discovery, except for Guangdong, Shanxi provinces and cities, the rest of the provinces and cities in the country have no SARS case reports. It was at this time that Premier Zhu, who was about to leave office, followed the general secretary, inspected Guangdong, expressed his condolences to the medical workers on the front line of the fight against SARS, and emphatically pointed out that Guangdong Province's SARS prevention and control work has achieved remarkable results and phased results, but leading cadres at all levels should fully understand the arduousness, complexity, and repetition of SARS prevention and control work, make persistent efforts, never slacken, consolidate achievements, and prevent recurrence. It is necessary to make a fuller estimate of the new difficulties and problems that may arise, give more careful consideration to all arrangements and measures, and strive to take the initiative in work. After nearly a month of continuous hard work, the vast number of cadres, especially medical workers, have suffered a great loss of energy and physical fitness. Under such circumstances, it is necessary to carry forward the spirit of fighting continuously without fear of fatigue, grit our teeth, and persevere to the end. In particular, resolute and forceful measures should be taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic to rural areas and other areas where the disease has not yet occurred. It is necessary to widely publicize the state's policy of free treatment for SARS patients in rural areas, and implement it to the letter. It is necessary to organize medical teams to go to the countryside and strengthen the training of medical personnel in townships and towns, so as to achieve early detection, early reporting, early isolation, and early treatment of SARS patients.

It is necessary to rely on science and the masses. It is necessary to organize scientific research forces in all fields to tackle key problems and make major breakthroughs in the diagnosis, treatment, and immunization of SARS at an early date. It is necessary to vigorously carry out popular science education so that the broad masses can adopt a scientific attitude and scientific methods to prevent SARS.

Premier Zhu's inspection has also achieved good results, and has played a very good role in alerting Guangdong's anti-African struggle.

The general secretary and the premier personally inspected Guangdong, which injected infinite impetus into the Guangdong people's struggle against SARS. Subsequently, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government formulated more thorough prevention and control measures, carried out more in-depth campaigns to popularize knowledge about the prevention and treatment of SARS, a national fitness campaign, and a patriotic health campaign, and sent a large number of key medical personnel to the whole country to support the anti-African work.