Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

When asked about whether China will accept the US offer of vaccines to deal with the ongoing COVID surge, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that the overall supply of medicines and test kits could meet the demand, and China will continue cooperating with the international community in face of challenges linked to the epidemic. 

US State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Tuesday that the US is the largest donor of COVID-19 vaccines around the world and "we're prepared to continue to support people around the world, including in China, with this and other COVID-related health support," according to media reports. 

Currently, China has been steadily moving forward with vaccinations and booster shots and the overall supply of medicines and testing kits can generally meet the demand, Mao Ning, spokesperson from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told at a routine press conference. It's also believed that with the concerted efforts of the Chinese people, we'll surely usher in stable and orderly economic and social development. 

We are ready to continue working with the international community to meet the COVID challenge, better protect people's lives and health, revitalize the world economic growth, and build a global community of health for all, Mao said. 

Chinese cities and medical institutions are ramping up efforts to expand intensive care units (ICUs) and boost their reserves of medical resources and treatment facilities to address severe COVID-19 cases in a bid to strengthen medical treatment capabilities to cope with a forecast peak of COVID-19 infections.

As some data centers in recent days were calculating the COVID-19 curves for each locality, a number of provinces issued notices addressing forecast numbers for peak infections, many of which are expected to fall in January when the biggest festival for Chinese people - Spring Festival - will take place.

Over the past three years since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government has insisted on the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life. Proceeding from its own national conditions, it has formulated epidemic prevention policies that are in line with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, Mao said. 

According to the new changes in the epidemic, China is constantly optimizing prevention and control measures to ensure better coordination of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, she said. 

Global Times