Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has won more and more
recognition around the world for its important role in treating the novel
coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In many countries across the globe, including
the U.S., Laos, Iran and South Korea, TCM has been helping with the global
fight against the pandemic in various ways.It is widely believed that bringing
into play the strengths of TCM, treating COVID-19 patients through a
combination of TCM and Western medicine, has been a highlight of China’s experience in fighting the virus.
2.CPAFFC president: China’s people-to-people diplomacy contributes to global COVID-19 control
China’s people-to-people
diplomacy has made huge contributions to global COVID-19 control and will help
the world better understand China, said Lin Songtian, president of the Chinese
People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).
3.Djibouti
awards Chinese medics with Independence Day Medal for coronavirus assistance
Djibouti's
Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed honored a group of Chinese doctors and
nurses with the country's highest honor on Sunday in recognition of their role
in helping local medics fight the coronavirus.
4. U.S. CDC had "very good interactions" with China at scientific level, says health official
Robert
Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), said on Tuesday that his agency "had very good interactions"
with its Chinese counterpart at the scientific level after the COVID-19
outbreak in China.
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5.Some U.S. politicians irresponsible in scapegoating China over their own incompetence
It
is quite clear that the seriousness of the epidemic situation in the U.S. is
the result of poor governance from some officials. It is dishonest and
irresponsible for some U.S. politicians to pass the buck to China.
6.U.S. death toll "almost certainly" higher than reported, says Fauci
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Tuesday many experts believe more people in the United States have died from COVID-19 than those who have been reported.
7.World left in shock over US sabotage of global cooperation against COVID-19
The
US now has the largest number of confirmed cases and fatalities of COVID-19 in
the world, and is the current epicenter of the pandemic. Its reluctance to
promote global cooperation to tackle the lethal virus has made it a less
credible and consistent partner for the international community. Experts and
officials around the world have criticized the nation’s egoism amid a global
pandemic, condemning its failure to protect its own people, as well as its
hindering of joint global efforts to stop the virus’ spread.
8.‘Trump Death Clock’ counts preventable US coronavirus deaths
A
newly erected billboard in New York's Times Square shows the number of US
coronavirus deaths that its creator says could have been avoided if President
Donald Trump had acted sooner - and it's called the "Trump Death
Clock."
