IN THE SAME BOAT
Viruses do not respect borders.
"The sudden outbreak of the epidemic reminds the world once again that no country can prosper in isolation or meet challenges on its own, as interests are closely interconnected," State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
Thanks to China's voluntary sacrifices, the number of confirmed cases outside China is less than 1 percent of the total, and the world has so far not seen a major global outbreak.
"China's efforts to control the source of the virus and contain its spread have bought valuable time for the rest of the world," said Tedros, stressing that without China's efforts, the number of global cases would be much higher.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, so far, leaders of more than 160 countries and international organizations have sent letters or messages to express their solidarity. Many countries offered moral and material support to China.
Russia, Belarus and the Republic of Korea delivered badly-needed medical supplies to Wuhan through chartered flights. Pakistan sent virtually all the face masks in its stock.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided to deduct 5,000 yen (around 45.43 U.S. dollars) from the March salary of every parliamentarian of the party and donate the money to support China's fight against the epidemic, a sum totaling 2 million yen (around 18,170 U.S. dollars).
The U.S. State Department has coordinated with relevant organizations and donated 16 tonnes of epidemic prevention goods of all sorts, including masks, protective suits and oxygenerators.
While mainly relying on the strength of the Chinese people to fight the epidemic, China is very grateful for the help offered by the international community, said Xi.
The stringent and efficient measures China has taken to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus are paying off.
According to the National Health Commission, China's daily new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outside Hubei had dropped for 15 consecutive days as of Tuesday, and the number of cured cases reached 14,376.
"No winter lasts forever; every spring is sure to follow," Hua wrote in her first tweet.
