Zhong Nanshan predicts when restrictions will be lifted？ rumour

　　Recently, it was circulated on the Internet that "Academician Zhong Nanshan is expected to preliminarily predict the lifting of restrictions in various places", which mentioned that most provinces will lift restrictions around March 10 to 25, and Hubei will also lift restrictions around April 15.

　　Is it true?/You don’t say.

　　The fact is that the epidemic will really end, but Academician Zhong Nanshan really didn’t say so. The reporter learned that at this stage, all provinces (cities) in China still take strict epidemic prevention measures. Hubei and other key epidemic areas will suspend long-distance passenger transport and urban public transport, and the specific recovery time will be informed to the public as soon as possible according to the development of the epidemic situation.

Provisions on "measures to lift isolation" and "measures to lift emergency" in the Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (revised in 2013)

　　So, what is Academician Zhong Nanshan’s "prediction"?

　　Earlier, some media reported that:

　　On the afternoon of February 17th, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University and the ICU treatment team of Guangdong medical team in front of Wuhan once again conducted remote video consultation, and Zhong Nanshan, director of the National Center for Clinical Medicine of Respiratory Diseases and academician of China Academy of Engineering, was on the spot.

　　Zhong Nanshan believes that according to the model, the number of cases in China will peak in the middle and late February, but it does not mean that it will drop immediately after reaching the peak.

　　Zhong Nanshan said that it is uncertain whether it has reached the peak at present, and it still needs to be observed for a few days. The whole country should be at the end of April, which is only a very rough estimate.

　　Although there are two time points in February and April here, it is only a "very rough estimate" of the development of the epidemic, not a prediction of "lifting restrictions in various places" by online transmission, nor a formal national epidemic notification.

　　On the afternoon of February 18th, Mi Feng, spokesperson of the National Health and Wellness Commission and deputy director of the Propaganda Department, said that compared with the high point, on February 17th, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in China dropped to less than 2,000 for the first time, the number of newly confirmed cases outside Hubei Province dropped to less than 100 for the first time, and the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in China dropped to less than 100 for the first time, achieving "three firsts", and the epidemic situation further changed for the better.

　　According to the reporter’s login rumors, the provincial people’s governments and official website, the Health and Health Commission, have not found any specific time notice of "lifting the restrictions".

　　From this, we can be sure that the epidemic situation is improving, but when to "fully recover" still needs to wait for "official announcement"

　　In fact, since the outbreak, rumors and pseudoscience selling under the banner of Zhong Nanshan are not uncommon.

　　"Academician Zhong Nanshan suggested gargling with salt water to prevent virus"

　　Academician Zhong Nanshan suggested that all people in China should be isolated at home for two weeks.

　　"Zhong Nanshan Public Preventive Decoction of Traditional Chinese Medicine"

　　"Zhong Nanshan’s first paper: The rate of Covid-19 infection among smokers is much lower than that of non-smokers"

　　"Zhong Nanshan released that drinking single fir tea and eating strawberries can prevent new pneumonia."

　　"Zhong Nanshan praised the Mongolian compatriots who ate beef and mutton for their good health."

　　…..

　　These contents are either made out of nothing, or speculated for no reason, or taken out of context. The purpose is nothing more than rubbing the heat and catching the eye, but the harm is not only confusing the public, but also increasing the difficulty of medical care and even affecting the prediction of the situation of fighting the epidemic.

　　In this regard, the China Internet Joint Rumor-dispelling Platform reminds that in the face of the epidemic, netizens should rationally distinguish network information, and don’t believe in rumors, make rumors or spread rumors. I’m really not sure. Pay attention to the "China Internet Joint Rumor Platform" and learn about authoritative rumor information. Fighting the epidemic together, you and I are both soldiers! (Zhang Zhiping)