Now is the best time for countries to work together and strengthen multilateral mechanisms
Zhang Min & Amílcar Celta Falcão
- Portugal’s key to combating the pandemic:
implementing scientific prevention and control measures
and making concerted efforts
Zhang Min: Dear Rector Falcão! Before the new coronavirus pneumonia pandemic broke out, I had the pleasure to pay various visits to the University of Coimbra (UC) under your leadership. The University of Coimbra, which was historically established in the Royal Palace of Alcáçova, was named one of the world’s top five heritage universities by UNESCO. The “Guangming International Forum Dialogue” provides us with an opportunity to develop mutual communication. It is a pleasure to discuss with you on the topics of fighting against the new coronavirus pneumonia pandemic and of the issues in the post-pandemic era. The current new coronavirus pneumonia pandemic is still spreading around the world. The worldwide number of confirmed new coronavirus pneumonia cases has exceeded 66 million, and the death toll has exceeded 1.5 million. Mankind is experiencing the most serious global public health emergency since the end of the Second World War. How do you view the impact of the pandemic on human society?