When the director and deputy director of the Department of Health came to the tenth floor, Liao Fanmin hurriedly stood up.

A SARS epidemic that is about to wreak havoc in the north and south and cause major shocks around the world has shown its hideous face.

However, at a press conference held by the Ministry of Health yesterday to the world, the leaders of the Ministry of Health said that the epidemic had been controlled, and even said that it was safe to travel to Beijing, and also announced that there were only 12 cases of SARS infection in Beijing and 3 deaths.

Liao Fanmin certainly knew the seriousness and horror of SARS.

It should be said that in the early days of the SARS outbreak, the government did not pay enough attention, but the subsequent remedial measures were also swift, and unfortunately this remedy had a great passive component.

The director and deputy director of the Department of Health came to report on the situation in Jianghan Province.

There is not a lot of news on TV about the fight against SARS, at least SARS has not attracted enough attention in Jianghan Province, and many people do not have a fundamental understanding of this infectious virus that has no cure.

In fact, at the end of March, the Department of Health made a report to the vice governor in charge, mainly because Ye Xin, the head nurse of a hospital in Guangdong Province who participated in the treatment of SARS patients, was infected and died of a patient.

Liao Fanmin directly took the two leaders of the Department of Health and entered the office of Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng.

In fact, Liao Fanmin would like to remind the two leaders of the Department of Health that they must not always emphasize the increase in health and epidemic prevention funds, but to explain clearly the possible harm caused by the SARS virus, so that Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng will naturally make a judgment.

After making tea for the two leaders of the Department of Health, Liao Fanmin turned around and left the office.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the two leaders of the Department of Health walked out of the office in despair.

Liao Fanmin chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly got up again.

Normally, when such a situation occurs, Liao Fanmin will never speak, but he couldn't help it, and called two leaders of the Department of Health who were about to leave, and the deputy director looked at Liao Fanmin, smiled bitterly and said, saying that the report was not very smooth, Governor Liu was too busy, and Liao Fanmin said that he would put the report materials here for him.

The two directors took out the report materials from their briefcases.

That night, when Liao Fanmin was working overtime until late, he had already revised the report materials of the Department of Health three times, during which he made several phone calls to the leaders of the Department of Health, and when it was close to 10 o'clock, the leaders of the Department of Health in charge of epidemic prevention also rushed to the provincial government compound to answer Liao Fanmin's questions in person.

April 5 was a Saturday, and Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng was going to his office to take time to review a lot of materials.

Liao Fanmin naturally followed to the office.

On the desk, there is a report from the Department of Health sorted out by Liao Fanmin.

Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng didn't particularly care, and after sitting down, he began to read a lot of materials.

According to the habit, the first thing Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng looked at was the report and materials specially sorted out by Liao Fanmin, because these materials are the most important materials, and many of them require him to make special instructions.

At ten o'clock, Liao Fanmin entered Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng's office.

"Xiao Liao, what's going on with this report from the Department of Health. ”

"Governor Liu, last night I specially compiled the report of the Department of Health, and invited experts from the Department of Health. ”

Liu Fangsheng looked at Liao Fanmin and did not speak, he had already listened to the report of the leaders of the Department of Health yesterday.

Liao Fanmin understood what he meant, and then spoke.

"Governor Liu, I paid attention to the report of the Department of Health, and I also read some news on the Internet, this is called SARS, the cause of which is still unknown, which also means that there is no good way to cure this virulent infectious disease, SARS can be transmitted through breathing, and it is not easy to be found in the early stage, once the epidemic prevention is not timely, it will soon spread, such a disease, I think it should be paid attention to. ”

"Last night I also specifically asked the experts of the Department of Health, this is called SARS virulent infectious disease, the outbreak in Guangdong, in Beijing found a lot of infected people, it should be said that Beijing and Guangdong and other places, medical conditions are much better than Jianghan Province, but Guangdong currently has no way to curb the spread of SARS virulent infectious disease, on the contrary, the doctors and nurses involved in the treatment are not spared, I think the situation in Beijing is the same, I boldly speculated, if SARS virulent infectious disease spreads to our province, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

"I think the report of the Department of Health should focus on determining whether the SARS infectious disease is likely to spread to our province, and how to find ways to keep SARS out of the province and prevent it from entering. ”

"Governor Liu, I think that it is the work of the province to determine the prevention and prevention methods as soon as possible, and I even feel that this is responsible for the people of the province... ”

Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng's face did not have much expression.

"Xiao Liao, you are not a medical expert, it is very good to be able to say these truths, but yesterday the Ministry of Health has held a press conference, the SARS virus in Beijing has been effectively controlled, and many reports from the Ministry of Health say that the SARS virus can be completely controlled, do we want to question the Ministry of Health's statement. ”

Liao Fanmin's body trembled slightly, he wanted to say bluntly, it was precisely because of this press conference of the Ministry of Health that the Chinese government was very passive, and the main person in charge of the Ministry of Health was also removed from his post.

But Liao Fanmin can't say it, and if he says it in excitement, he can't explain it in the future.

"Governor Liu, I dare not deny the press conference of the Ministry of Health, I am analyzing, on March 31, the Ministry of Health launched the "Technical Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of SARS" This plan clearly points out that it is not yet clear what the cause of SARS is, that is, I don't know the cause, I don't know how to treat it, but the press conference of the Ministry of Health said that the epidemic is well controlled, I don't understand, how the Ministry of Health controls it, what methods are adopted, just rely on epidemic prevention, the disease can not be cured, how to control it. ”

Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng's face became grim.

"Xiao Liao, there is some truth in what you said, ordinary people think like this, and the disease cannot be treated, how to control it, you continue. ”

"I think, what is the situation of the SARS epidemic, we should be honest, in fact, the whole country is mobilized, and we will definitely be able to find a good way to control and treat SARS, but if the situation is concealed, the final outbreak of the epidemic, the consequences are unimaginable, and the SARS virus is not only in the mainland, but also gradually began to spread in Hong Kong, recently, Hong Kong's TV station has broadcast a lot of news, and on March 31, Hong Kong even isolated a building, which shows that the speed of transmission of the SARS virus is very amazing。。。 ”

Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng waved his hand.

"I know, this report is placed here for me, and the health and epidemic prevention day reporting system proposed here is proposed by you. ”

Liao Fanmin nodded.

"I think it's the best, or the stupidest, way to do it. ”

On Sunday, April 7, the head of the Department of Health and relevant experts came to the provincial government again.

This time, Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng listened to their report in a small conference room on the 10th floor.

With Liao Fanmin's reminder, the person in charge of the Department of Health grasped the key points of the report, and prepared a lot of relevant materials, including relevant information obtained from Guangdong and Beijing, in the process of reporting, Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng finally learned that the opinions within the Ministry of Health on the SARS virus epidemic report were not unified.

But at the end of the meeting. Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng still has not made a final decision, but has put forward clear requirements to the Department of Health, to attach great importance to the SARS epidemic, make all preparations, and find a way to allocate the funds needed by the provincial government.

Liao Fanmin can understand that Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng must have concerns, after all, there is no place in the country to move, and there is no high level of awareness of the SARS epidemic in various places, most of them think that it happened in Guangdong and Hong Kong and other places, and it has little to do with themselves, the biggest problem is that at the press conference of the Ministry of Health, the person in charge has stated that the SARS epidemic in Beijing is completely controlled.

On 9 April, the situation took a turn for the worse.

The American magazine "Time" published on the Internet "Beijing was attacked by SARS", which was the real situation of SARS patients in a famous hospital in Beijing provided by a medical expert in Beijing.

The report caused a huge stir.

The Chinese government has faced criticism from the World Health Organization.

In the evening of the same day, Vice Governor Liu Fangsheng convened an emergency meeting with the responsible persons of the finance, transportation, health, and public security departments, as well as the vice governor in charge.

The health department's epidemic prevention report was approved, and the operation began that night.

Jianghan Province became the first province in the country to take action and began a comprehensive epidemic prevention against the SARS epidemic.

On April 15, reporters from Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, CCTV and other news media arrived in Jianghan Province to report on the comprehensive epidemic prevention and control of the atypical virus in Jianghan Province, and on April 20, at a press conference held by the Ministry of Health, Jianghan Province was notified to the world as an advanced province in the prevention and treatment of SARS.

On 20 April, the main person in charge of the Ministry of Health was dismissed.

On April 26, a nationwide SARS epidemic prevention campaign spread rapidly, and the epidemic prevention day reporting system proposed by Jianghan Province was promoted nationwide.

On April 30, the central leaders went to Jianghan Province to investigate the situation of SARS epidemic prevention.

On May 3, the Ministry of Finance allocated a special fund of 500 million yuan to support the prevention of SARS in Jianghan Province.

On May 12, the Regulations on Public Health Emergencies were promulgated and implemented.

The leaders of the provincial party committee and the provincial government have already taken action, and the funds needed for epidemic prevention have been quickly allocated to prefectures, cities, counties and cities, and even directly implemented in township health centers.

Liao Fanmin is still a little frustrated, the SARS epidemic has had a certain impact on Nanhua Trade Valley, but there is no way to do it, fortunately, SARS can be contained soon, and all this can pass soon.