The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976. Peter Piot, one of the discoverers of the virus, said on the 27th that people in West African countries are accustomed to saying goodbye to their loved ones at funerals by kissing and touching the corpse, but the virus is most contagious within hours to days after the death of the patient, so the virus is most infectious within hours to days after death. This funeral custom accelerates the spread of Ebola. If the local government and relevant organizations had taken timely action to isolate the sick or deceased in the early stages of the outbreak, there would have been no large-scale epidemic.
Piot believes that the high degree of internationalization made it easy for the Ebola disease to spread around the world after the outbreak in West African countries. So the best way to control Ebola is to ensure that the virus ends in West African countries. He said: "From an economic perspective, controlling the disease in very poor countries is for their development. This is not just a good deed, but more importantly, it is for our own benefit."
< p> As concerns caused by the Ebola epidemic further intensified, the states of New York and New Jersey in the United States once announced that they would implement 21-day mandatory quarantine measures for "high-risk groups" coming to the United States from affected areas in West Africa, causing great controversy.United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern about this on the 27th. Ban Ki-moon reiterated that the best way for any country to avoid the spread of Ebola virus is to stop the epidemic from its source in West Africa, and this requires the support of a large number of international medical personnel. "In return for this support, we have an obligation to take care of them." Ban Ki-moon also called on the international community to increase response efforts. "The spread of the virus still exceeds the speed of the international community's response."
On the 27th local time, the European Union’s new Ebola epidemic coordinator Christos Stalyanders said that he would visit infected countries in the second week of November for inspections. Stanley Anders admitted that the international community had underestimated the situation of the Ebola virus and should accelerate response measures to jointly respond to this "devastating humanitarian crisis." He emphasized that although the international community is currently carrying out large and complex rescue operations, there is still a big gap between the rescue goals, and the purpose of this trip is to assess the current shortcomings of the EU.
Stanley Anders said: "We still need more beds, from the current 1,000 to 5,000 as soon as possible. Each bed requires 8 medical care or staff, which means we need to immediately Mobilize at least 40,000 workers. ”
The EU and its member states have currently raised more than 800 million euros to fight the epidemic, sent teams of medical and humanitarian experts to affected countries, and also deployed mobile laboratories. to support local authorities and strengthen local health infrastructure.
In terms of rescue for affected areas in West Africa, since the outbreak appeared in Guinea in early February and was confirmed to be caused by the Ebola virus at the end of March, the Chinese government has successively carried out rescue operations in April, August, September and October. It provided four rounds of assistance in cash, food, materials and medical equipment totaling more than 800 million yuan to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and other West African countries hardest hit by Ebola.
The Chinese government has sent nearly 200 medical and health experts and staff to the front lines of affected countries in West Africa to participate in testing and treatment.
Currently, China has about 9 subjects and 10 national-level research units engaged in Ebola virus research, including detection methods, diagnostic reagent development, vaccines and drugs, etc.
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