We need big changes after this pandemic

摘要

In 2006, Michael Leavitt, the then secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, said: "Anything we say in advance of a pandemic is alarmist; anything we say afterwards is inadequate." In early 2020, the Chinese government instituted rational measures to contain the spread of COVID 19 from its origin in Wuhan. Not only did it construct new hospitals, but it also cancelled public events and enforced strict quarantine procedures.