US patient received 840,000 USD bill after 2 weeks COVID-19 treatment

Crazy??? A lot of people can’t afford it.

Lucky in China!!!

In China，The government paid all the fees for covid-19 patients(including treatment fees and the cost in quarantine period) when covid-19 outbreak,No matter you are rich or poor，with or without insurance.You never worry about the fees,The government paid all the fees as long as you followed the quarantine policy.This is one of the reasons why China can contain the pandemic in short time.

Some west developed countries need to invest more in hospital after the COVID-19 outbreak.

Can’t imagine that the  only superpower country of USA only has 2.8 beds per 1000 inhabitants，Comparing to 13.1 of Japan，12.3 of South Korea.

Hospital beds per 1,000 people(data in 2017), via the OECD:
Japan 13.1
South Korea: 12.3
Russia: 8.1
Germany: 8.0
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France: 6.0
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China: 4.3 (in 2017,4.6 in 2019)
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Italy: 3.2
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Spain: 3.0
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USA: 2.8
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UK: 2.5
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Then it is easy to understand why South Korea can contain the pandemic even though no lock down of any city.
Though China has only 4.3(in 2017,4.6 in 2019) hospital beds per 1,000 people.Not so much,but the number is rising every year.
China has shown that it’s possible to mitigate bed limitations by rapidly building hospitals to meet demand.
Besides,19 provinces of China have sent over 40K medical staff immediately to Hubei when Wuhan lock down.

Challenges and opportunities in 100 days’ fight against COVID-19 pandemic

Source:XINHUA

– On January 30, 2020, when the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, many people might not have expected it to turn into the worst public health crisis in a century.

– One hundred days on from sirens wailing, some 3.7 million people have been infected by the virus, and over 260,000 lost their lives.

– Under the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries saw their health systems overstretched, economies forced into standstills, human contacts reduced and social governance questioned.

– Searching for a way out of the crisis underlines the importance of building a community with a shared future for mankind. Read More

Chinese President Xi calls for global synergy against COVID-19

“The COVID-19 pandemic has once again proved that only building a community with a shared future for mankind is the right way forward.” —President Xi
“只有构建人类命运共同体才是人间正道.” —习近平

Source:XINHUA
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged countries around the world to replace their differences with solidarity, eliminate prejudice with reason, and foster great synergy against the COVID-19 pandemic.

He made the remarks in a telephone conversation with his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xi extended sincere sympathies and firm support to their Uzbek counterparts over their fight against the coronavirus disease.

The COVID-19 pandemic has once again proved that only building a community with a shared future for mankind is the right way forward, Xi pointed out, adding that solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapons in the fight, which has the well-being of all humanity and the development and prosperity of the world at stake. Read More

WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 6 May 2020

“The antidote for this pandemic is national unity and global solidarity.”

“If we learn anything from COVID-19, it must be that investing in health now will save lives later.”

Source: WHO

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