李文亮醫生存在的土壤都沒有了，中國將來還能出鍾南山嗎？

What we have learnt from SARS epidemics in China

Lesson one: honesty is needed

In an emergent event, an information blackout makes absolutely no sense. The first case of SARS appeared in Guangdong province, China, in November 2002,1 but information about it was not broadcast on Central TV, the official Chinese television station, until February 2003,2 though rumours spread via cell phones and the internet. It was not until three months after the breakout of epidemics that a group of healthcare officials were sent to investigate. Before this, the absence of open news was an attempt to maintain social stability. But the silence led to panic buying of vinegar and some Chinese herbal drugs that were believed to help prevent this “mysterious” disease. Soaring prices for these goods extended to others, undermining the intended social stability. Things began to change when information, in the form of daily roundups on SARS epidemics and public education on disease prevention, reached the community.

Honesty is what matters. The public needs to know the truth; concealing what happens may lead to a panic rather than to social stability. Prevention and control of communicable diseases remains critical for the improvement of public health.

（第一個教訓：誠實是必須的）

所有跟帖： 

• 生了病，久病不醫，積重難返，結果是什麽，大家都知道 -40er- ♀ (389 bytes) () 02/07/2020 postreply 11:42:30

• 恰如溫水煮青蛙。 -孤舟漁翁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2020 postreply 12:10:35

• 好有哲理。 -鍋沿- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2020 postreply 12:32:50

• 鍾南山其實隻是在正確的時間說了該說的話。 -TBz- ♂ (50 bytes) () 02/07/2020 postreply 12:50:58

• Too late -閑情- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2020 postreply 13:06:58

• 唉，來美國這麽多年了，還在指望“青天”，“包公”，“海端”？公民教育是現代社會的基礎，體製是保證。 -fuz- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2020 postreply 20:24:25