What are the touching moments at the National Commendation Conference for Fighting the New Coronavirus Epidemic?

The National Commendation Conference for the Fight against the New Coronavirus Epidemic was held grandly at 10 a.m. on September 8 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The touching moments included the 84-year-old Academician Zhong Nanshan and the "people's hero" who suffers from ALS. "The moment Zhang Dingyu entered the Great Hall of the People, Zhong Nanshan was awarded the National Medal, Zhang Dingyu, Zhang Boli, and Chen Wei were awarded national honorary titles, we also saw many individuals and collectives fighting on the front line to fight the epidemic for the country.

1. 84-year-old Academician Zhong Nanshan

At around 8 a.m. this morning, outside the north gate of the Great Hall of the People, soldiers holding red flags high lined up on both sides of the road, saluting with guns on their shoulders. Soldiers stood solemnly on the steps, and young people cheered enthusiastically, waiting for the arrival of the four national heroes.

On January 20, Academician Zhong Nanshan issued a warning on behalf of the expert group about the "human-to-human transmission" of COVID-19 and "Do not go to Wuhan unless there are special circumstances." His voice at different stages of the epidemic, his guidance on epidemic prevention and control, and his analysis of the epidemic's direction have become the "wind vane" and "anchor" in the hearts of the Chinese people.

Zhong Nanshan, an 84-year-old academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the National Respiratory Disease Clinical Research Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, was awarded the "National Medal of the Republic of China". Zhong Nanshan fully deserves this medal, which is awarded in the name of the "Republic of China" and represents the highest honor.

2. Zhang Dingyu "limped" into the Great Hall

The Jinyintan Hospital where Zhang Dingyu is located is the only infectious disease specialist hospital in Wuhan and is known as the "eye of the storm" of the epidemic. ". Here, suffering from ALS, he led his team to work to the limit to save the lives of patients, while also explaining the infinite possibilities of his own life.

On the morning of September 8, "People's Hero" Zhang Dingyu walked into the Great Hall of the People. He was staggering but firm in his steps despite suffering from ALS. On the side were cheers of "Welcome, welcome, salute to you."

Zhang Dingyu once said: "I work so hard because I love life!" It was this love that gave him incomparable courage and strength when he encountered a raging virus.

3. "People's Hero" - 72-year-old Zhang Boli

Zhang Boli spent his 72nd birthday this year in a hospital in Wuhan. He is already seventy years old, but he is still energetic. He wears a pair of square glasses and has two thick eyebrows that highlight his vitality. Speak clearly and walk steadily.

Zhang Boli is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, president of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and president of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In February this year, he led a team to Wuhan to participate in the anti-epidemic work. During the 82 days of fighting the epidemic in Wuhan, he adopted comprehensive treatment based on traditional Chinese medicine. By the time of the "vacation", 564 patients had zero cases of severe disease, zero cases of return to positive, and zero infections among medical staff.

4. Vaccine pioneer-Chen Wei

In January this year, after the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia, 54-year-old Chen Wei went to the front line on the third day of Wuhan's "city lockdown". On January 30, Chen Wei’s team’s tent-type mobile testing laboratory began operation. Using self-developed testing kits and fully automatic nucleic acid extraction technology, the nucleic acid testing time is greatly shortened and the diagnosis speed is accelerated.

Later, Chen Wei led the scientific researchers to establish a set of identification chain of "nucleic acid detection-antibody screening-multiple pathogen detection", which was promoted and applied in three hospitals including Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital to provide clinical diagnosis. Accuracy and cure rates come into play.

On March 16, the human adenovirus vector vaccine developed by Chen Wei’s team became the first domestic vaccine approved to officially enter clinical trials. This is also the world's first COVID-19 vaccine to enter the clinical research stage. On April 12, the second phase clinical trial of the vaccine was launched.

On August 11, Chen Wei’s team’s human adenovirus vector vaccine obtained a national patent, becoming the first domestic COVID-19 vaccine to enter clinical practice and obtain patent rights. At present, the vaccine has been approved by Russia and Pakistan and is undergoing Phase III clinical trials.

On September 7, Chen Wei introduced that the recombinant new coronavirus vaccine developed by the team can fully cover the mutated new coronavirus. From the current point of view, the goal of annual output of 300 million is achievable, and they are working hard to expand production capacity.

5. Numerous frontline workers

In the severe struggle against the epidemic, a group of medical staff, cadres and workers, community workers, etc. died in the line of duty, and many patients unfortunately passed away. In the Great Hall of the People, everyone stood in silence to pay homage to the martyrs and compatriots who died.

At this national commendation conference for the fight against the new coronavirus epidemic, national leaders awarded awards to advanced individuals and representatives of advanced collectives in the country’s fight against the new coronavirus epidemic, national outstanding Communist Party members, and representatives of national advanced grassroots party organizations. These anti-epidemic workers working on the front line also deserve the respect of the people.

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