Consul-general Lin Jing hails the government’s strategy as more countries report first cases of the virus
Consul general Lin Jing hails the government’s strategy to prevent an outbreak as more countries report first cases of the virusThe government was commended by Chinese consul-general in Cape Town Lin Jing on Tuesday for having come up with a “very effective, efficient and appropriate” strategy to deal with the risks of a coronavirus outbreak.
Jing noted that checks were installed for overseas arrivals at SA airports and 11 hospitals designated to receive suspected cases. He advised South Africans to adopt a wait-and-see approach before visiting China, delaying their visit until the situation stabilises.Nine Middle Eastern countries have now reported cases of the virus and with Austria and Croatia for the first time reporting people falling ill, there are growing fears of a global pandemic.
“Overall the epidemic situation has improved a lot throughout the whole country,” he said. “A lot of provinces, municipal cities and regions have started to downgrade the class of response to emergencies. Up to now eight provinces have downgraded the class of response from first class to either second or third class. This adjustment is significant. I think that in a few days more provinces, autonomous regions and municipal cities are going to downgrade the class of their response to emergencies.
He stressed, though, that the turning point of the crisis has not yet arrived, especially as an estimated 220-million people will be returning to work after the spring festival at the end of February with more than 100-million more going back to work after March and 100-milion students returning to school. This will make prevention and control more difficult
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