国际英语资讯:Feature: COVID-19 underscores role of prevention, key in ancient Greek Chinese traditional
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 25-- <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Vassilis">Vassilis</span> <span word="Kikilias">Kikilias</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="referral">referral</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="airports">airports</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 26, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>' <span word="spread">spread</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="underscores">underscores</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="is">is</span>," <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Panagiotis">Panagiotis</span> <span word="Behrakis">Behrakis</span>, <span word="Pulmonologist">Pulmonologist</span>-<span word="Intensivist">Intensivist</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hippocrates">Hippocrates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="BC">BC</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span>, <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="pillars">pillars</span> -- <span word="prevention">prevention</span>, <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="strides">strides</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="diagnostic">diagnostic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therapeutic">therapeutic</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p>
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