On February 1, He Almond, secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, went to enterprises and scientific research institutions to convey the requirements of the central and provincial Party committees on major decisions and arrangements to deal with the pneumonia epidemic caused by novel coronavirus infection, visited front-line scientific researchers, investigated and guided the implementation of emergency projects for tackling key scientific and technological problems in our province. To contribute scientific and technological strength to win the fight against pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus.
In Hangzhou Yousida Biotechnology Co., Ltd., He Almond carefully inquired about the progress made by the enterprise in the research and development of diagnostic reagents for pneumonia caused by COVID-19. When she heard that companies do not stop work or work overtime to catch up with production during the Spring Festival, He Almond paid tribute to them. She said that with every step forward in technological innovation, confidence in conquering the virus will increase a bit. At the critical stage of current epidemic prevention and control, a large number of technology-based enterprises have actively taken the initiative, gathered their intelligence to tackle key problems, and overcome difficulties together, fully demonstrating their corporate responsibility in this battle. I believe that under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, the Provincial Party Committee, and the Provincial Government, and through the joint efforts of the whole society, we will be able to win this battle against epidemic prevention and control.
At the Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, He Almond had discussions and exchanges with Hu Gaogao, the Party Secretary of the Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, some disease control experts, as well as relevant leaders of Kayudi Company, Ningbo Haier Shi Company, and Hangzhou Danwei Company, to gain a detailed understanding of the joint scientific research institutions and enterprises carrying out scientific and technological breakthroughs. He Almond pointed out that since the outbreak of the epidemic, according to the unified deployment of the Central Committee and the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, the provincial science and technology system has acted quickly, and has taken the lead in launching the first batch of emergency science and technology research projects in accordance with the principle of special case handling and emergency first. As one of the project undertaking units, the Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention has bravely shouldered heavy burdens and rushed to the front line, and has taken the lead in isolating COVID-19 strains among provincial disease control units nationwide, which has achieved phased results, Boosted confidence throughout the province.
He Almond visited the virus testing laboratory and biosafety tertiary laboratory of the Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in person with frontline researchers. She said that since the outbreak of the epidemic, a large number of scientific and technological workers have been working tirelessly on the front line of scientific research day and night, giving up their homes and serving everyone, expressing gratitude and respect to them. We will work together to create a scientific and technological tool to overcome the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, and strive to achieve early results in diagnosis and detection, vaccine research and development, and therapeutic drugs. For the issues reported by enterprises and researchers in the research, He Almond requested relevant departments to sort out the problems on the spot and make every effort to coordinate and solve them. She stated that the Provincial Department of Science and Technology will combine with deepening the “three services” activities and take more practical, thoughtful, and in place measures to provide good services and guarantees for scientific researchers, scientific institutions, and technology enterprises. Cao Xin’an, a member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Department, as well as relevant officials from the Office and Social Development Department, participated in the survey.