(Donald McNeil, source: China Daily)

New York Times journalist Donald McNeil introduces the process of testing the coronavirus in China, from quarantine to cutting off transmission routines and protecting medical resources from breaking down. 

McNeil mentions a measure taken by the Chinese to fight again the disease, which is testing, testing, testing, find the virus.  

The crucial thing about that system is, break the chains of transmission, and also, do what you can to keep the hospitals from getting overwhelmed.

They’re mobilized, like in a war, and it’s fear of the virus that was driving them. They really saw themselves as on the front lines of protecting the rest of China. And the world.

It was nationwide. There was this tremendous sense of, “We’ve got to help Wuhan,” not “Wuhan got us into this.” Other provinces sent 40,000 medical workers, many of whom volunteered.

He summarizes ways of fighting against Covid-19 that can be learned from the Chinese experience.

►Aggressive measures work.

►Be prepared to move medical care online, as well as other services.

►Isolate the infected quickly.

►Having to pay may slow containment.

►Civic spirit can make a difference.

《纽约时报》记者唐纳德·麦克尼尔条理清晰地介绍了中国的检疫流程，从如何隔离到彻底打破传播链，以及如何保护医院资源不崩溃。

麦克尼尔说到中国人的一条抗疫措施，那就是不断地检测、检测、检测，找到病毒。

麦克尼尔说，中国这个系统的关键之处在于，它打破了传播链，同时尽力确保了医疗资源不崩溃。

他们都被动员起来，就像上战场一样，但驱使他们前进的，是对病毒的恐惧。他们确实把自己视为奋斗在前线的战士，保护着全中国和全世界。

抗击疫情是全国性的。全国上下有一种强烈的意识：“我们必须帮助武汉”，而不是“武汉连累了我们”。中国其他省份派出了4万名医务工作者，其中许多人都是自愿支援武汉。

他在文章中整理了7条中国经验，其中包括：

积极的举措是有效的。

普通病患求诊开处方药等其他服务可以转移到网上。

快速隔离病患。

要付医药费可能会延缓疫情防控。

公民精神能带来改变。

(Executive Editor: Wang Lubin)