China,enhancingtheconstructionandcoordinationofitsmedicalresources,hastakenaseriesofdetailedmeasurestoprotectitspeople"slivesandhealthtothefullestextent.

Thecountryhasconvertednucleicacidtestingboothsintotemporary"feverclinics"andlaunchedexpansionprogramsforfirst-aidcenters.Ithasmobilizedhundredsofkeyenterprisestokeepimprovingtheproductionandsupplyofmajormedicalmaterialsandguidedthemtopreciselydistributethematerialsinaccordancewithinfectionpeaksindifferentregions.Ithasalsoworkedtoguaranteethepreventionandcontrolneedsofkeyregionsandhigh-riskgroups.

Chinahasadapteditspreventionandcontrolprotocolstotheevolvingsituation,coordinatedCOVID-19responseandeconomicdevelopmentinascience-basedmanner,andshifteditsfocusfrompreventinginfectionstoensuringpeople"shealthandpreventingcriticalcases.Theadjustmentisscientific,timelyandnecessary.

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However,somemediaoutletsintheWest,turningablindeyetothefactsandignoringscience,viciouslydefamedtheadjustmentinChina"sCOVID-19response,whichcompletelydeviatesfromtheprofessionalethicsofjournalismandhasnocredibilityatall.

COVID-19isamajortestforeverycountry.Sinceitsoutbreak,Chinahasalwaysfollowedtheprincipleofputtingpeopleandtheirlivesaboveeverything.IthasgatheredallavailableresourcestoprotectthelifeandhealthofeveryChinesecitizen,withstandingroundsofresurgencesandsuccessfullygettingoverthetoughesttime.

Thecountryhasissuednineeditionsofpreventionandcontrolplansanddiagnosisandtreatmentplans,whichhashelpeditavoidthewidespreadinfectionsoftheoriginalstrainandtheDeltavariantthatarerelativelymorepathogenicthantheothervariants.

Asaresult,thenumbersofcriticalcasesanddeathshavebeensignificantlyreduced,andthecountryhaswonvaluabletimeinvaccinationandmedicinedevelopment,aswellasthepreparationofmedicalresources.

ChinahaskeptitsCOVID-19severecasesanddeathratesamongthelowestintheworld.Despitethepandemic,averagelifeexpectancyinChinawentupfrom77.3to78.2years.EvenwhentheglobalHumanDevelopmentIndexdroppedfortwoyearsstraight,ChinawentupsixplacesontheIndex.

TheoptimizationofChina"sCOVID-19preventionandcontrolmeasuresmirrorsthecountry"sscientificandpracticalattitude.

Atpresent,thevirulenceandpathogenicityoftheOmicronvarianthavesignificantlydeclined,andChinaiscontinuouslyimprovingitscapabilityintermsofmedicaltreatment,pathogendetectionandvaccination.

ItwasundersuchabackgroundthatChinaoptimizeditspreventionandcontrolmeasuresanddowngradeditsmanagementofCOVID-19fromClassAtoClassB.

Theoptimizationcameintimeandisofgreatnecessity.ItisastrategicandvisionarymovetocoordinatetheCOVID-19responseandthedevelopmentoftheeconomyandsocietyatahigherefficiency,andtoprotectthefundamentalinterestsofthepeople.

EverycountryneedstogothroughanadaptationperiodwhenadjustingtheCOVID-19preventionandcontrolmeasures,andChinaisnoexception.

Underthejointeffortsofallrelevantparties,China"sCOVID-19situationiswithinexpectationsandcontrollable.Localauthoritiesandrelevantdepartmentsareworkingactivelytoexpandmedicalresources,establishahierarchicaldiagnosisandtreatmentsystem,improvethesupplyofmedicines,andgatherallresourcestoprotecthigh-riskgroupssuchasseniorswithunderlyingdiseases,womeninmaternityandchildren.

InternationalpersonagesthatareobjectiveandimpartialbelievethatChinahasgainedenoughexperiencesandiswell-preparedfortheCOVID-19response.Theysaidthecountryiscapableofensuringasmoothtransition.

FactshaveprovedthatChina"soptimizationinitsCOVID-19responsemeasuresisbynomeans"lyingflat."Thosewhohave"laidflat"areexactlysomeWesterncountriesthatenjoyabundantmedicalresources.

TheseWesterncountrieshadalreadysuccumbedtothevirus.Theyprematurelyremovedthefacemaskmandate,stoppedquarantiningtheinfectedandabandonedthetrackingofclosecontacts.Theyfailedtoformulatesolutionstothesocialproblemscausedbythewidespreadofthevirus,whichfinallyledtothelossoflivesandhealthofthepeople.

AccordingtoareportissuedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionoftheU.S.,thelifeexpectancyofAmericansdroppedforthesecondyearinarowin2021,decliningnearlyayearfrom2020to2021.ThedeclineinlifeexpectancywasattributedprimarilytomortalityfromCOVID-19,thereportsaid.

SurrenderingitselftoCOVID-19,theU.S.hastriggeredatraumathat"salmostincurabletoitssociety.OveramillionAmericansdiedbecauseofthevirus,whichexposedthesystemicflawsoftheU.S.governmentinrespondingtopublichealthcrises.

BydefamingChina"soptimizationinCOVID-19responsemeasures,someWesternmedialaidbaretheirdeep-rootedpoliticalprejudices.Overthepastthreeyears,theyignoredChina"sachievementsinpandemiccontrolandattackedeverysinglecontrolpolicyreleasedbyChina.

FromsmearingChinaontheCOVID-19origintracingtofabricatingtheso-called"lableak"rumor,andtopointingfingersatChina"soptimizationincontrolmeasures,theyhavemadethepandemicresponseanideologicalissue.Theyareaddictedtoputtingpoliticsfirstandfollowingdoublestandards,whichhasseverelydamagedtheglobalunityinfightingCOVID-19.

Chinahasalwaysputpeopleandtheirlivesfirst.Itissincerelyprotectingthehealthandwell-beingoftheChinesepeopleandassistingtheinternationalcommunitytofightCOVID-19.Withthesolidarityofover1.4billionChinesepeopleandthesupportofanincreasinglystrongnationalstrength,Chinaanditspeoplewillfinallysecureavictoryoverthevirus.

(ZhongShengisapennameoftenusedbyPeople"sDailytoexpressitsviewsonforeignpolicyandinternationalaffairs.)