“世界亏欠你们！”世卫组织专家发布会上的一句话，让人动容
“新冠病毒未发生明显变异”
There has been no significant mutation of the novel coronavirus so far based on the data collected from full gene sequences of 104 virus strains, which showed 99 percent homogeneity, Liang Wannian, head of the expert group on the novel coronavirus outbreak response and disposal at China's National Health Commission, said at the press conference.
“在防止疫情的国际蔓延方面，中国筑起了第一道防线”
"The only successful measure we have seen so far to contain COVID-19 is here in China," said Bruce Aylward, head of World Health Organization (WHO) Experts Team at the conference.
The expert said he used to hold a biased and ambivalent attitude towards non-pharmaceutical interventions against the disease, adding that although there's no drug and vaccine to protect against the disease, China has been using what is available to save lives.
He also stressed Chinese people’s sense of responsibility for protecting the world from the disease. "China was the first line of defense to try to prevent the international spread of this virus," said Aylward.
“争取来的宝贵时间要用好”
"It's only seven weeks since a completely new disease was described. We have diagnostics, we’re trying anti-virus therapy. Probably within months, we’re trying vaccines," said Aylward, "We've gained a bit of time. But we have to use that time better than we are today."
When referring to a global response to the disease, he said: "We have long lists of research projects and studies, but we got to prioritize those things that could get the knowledge we need to stop this fast and tools we need to reduce morbidity and mortality."
“世界亏欠你们”
最后我想向武汉人民讲几句。25年前，我曾经到过武汉，当时是做一个病毒消除的能力评估。那时的武汉要比现在小很多，但依然车水马龙、熙熙攘攘、活力蓬勃。我记得当时共事的中国同事斗志昂扬。
两天前，梁教授和我到达武汉时，城市变得不一样了，充满着高楼大厦，火车站是现代化的城际交通枢纽，然而一切却陷入沉寂。
那些高楼大厦里面的灯光，是1500万的武汉人民，他们几个星期静静地待在家里。
而当我们与武汉同事沟通时，他们说这是我们的责任，是我们身上肩负的一份自然的责任，要保护全世界。
我们要认识到武汉人民所做出的贡献，世界亏欠你们！我想当这场疫情过去的时候，希望有机会代表世界再一次感谢武汉人民。我知道在疫情过程中，中国人民奉献了很多，也经历了很多，武汉人民还在砥砺前行中。
我觉得此刻，世界应该了解中国所做的事情。每一天当每个国家在犹豫该做什么不该做什么的时候，病毒的蔓延是不会停止的，病例数可能会扩大。我们需要快速行动起来。”
Twenty-five years ago, I visited Wuhan to assess the capacity to eradicate, it was at that time another virus, a dangerous virus. The Wuhan I found was a fair bit smaller than today, but it was a bustling, energetic, lively place filled with wonderful people with a great spirit as it went about trying to eradicate the disease I was working on at the time.
But when Doctor Liang and I arrived in Wuhan two nights ago, it was a very different place. The city of skyscrapers, giant autoroutes and a gorgeous hypermodern train station was silent. It was a ghost town.
And behind every window of these skyscrapers we drove past, there were people. There were 15 million people who were staying put in one place for weeks at a time to stop this disease.
And we spoke with people we were working with in Wuhan, they said, “This is our duty. We have to protect the world from this disease. This is our role. We are playing our role.”
And I just thought it's so important that we recognize that to the people of Wuhan, it is recognized, the world is in your debt. And when this disease finishes, hopefully, we will have a chance to thank the people in Wuhan for the role that they played in it, because many of us, many of the people here have suffered but the people of that city have gone through an extraordinary period and are still going through it.
And it is so important that the world understand it at this point. Because every day, we stop to think about this disease, make decision should we do it or we not, this virus will take advantage and almost double the number of cases. We have to move fast.
第一，所有国家都必须优先保护医务人员。
First, all countries must prioritize protecting health workers.
第二，必须促进社区参与，保护最有可能罹患严重疾病的人，特别是老年人和有基础性健康问题的人。
Second, we must engage communities to protect people who are most at risk of severe disease, particularly the elderly and people with underlying health conditions.
第三，为保护最脆弱的国家，我们必须尽最大努力在有能力的国家中控制住流行。
And third, we must protect countries that are the most vulnerable, by doing our utmost to contain epidemics in countries with the capacity to do it.