Chinese President Hu Jintao said Sunday he is confident about
China's ability to find the methods to combat Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) through the useof high technology and
through persistent efforts.
He
made the remarks during a visit to the microbiology department of
the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Medical Institute and to
the genealogical institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in
Beijing.
Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee, highly praised the research staff of the two
institutes for their efforts in the development of the technology
used in rapid diagnosis of SARS after successfully isolating the
new type of coronavirus, which is believed to be the causative
agent responsible for SARS.
The key to win the battle against SARS is to give full play to
science and technology, Hu stressed, asking the scientists to
continue to develop an effective cure for SARS.
Hu
said that the Chinese government is concerned with the SARS
outbreak in parts of the country. The CPC Central Committee and the
State Council have been giving top priority to the situation, he
said, noting that a number of measures have been taken.
He
said the rapid identification of the causative agent and thequick
development of a method to effectively and quickly diagnose the
virus have become vital for SARS prevention and treatment.
He
said the battle against SARS is a major task affecting the health
and safety of the Chinese, as well as the country's development and
stability.
He
urged governments at all levels to be fully conscious of the
extreme importance and stringency of prevention and control of
thedisease and to spare no efforts to do a better work in all
aspectsin accordance with the deployment and requirements of the
central government.
(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2003)
