Lancet issued a joint statement of global scholars!

On February 18, 2020, a communication article was published in Lancet Global scientists issued a statement against conspiracy theory and fully supported Chinese scientists and technicians fighting in the front line of the epidemic Just as viruses have no borders, so does science Novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 has emerged since the advent of China Every English Research Report, clinical data and guidelines for treatment and treatment published by Chinese scientists, public health and medical workers has become the most useful tool for other countries to better prevent and control the epidemic, and is a timely message from them, helping to slow the spread of the disease worldwide As a result, when the scientific and technological workers in China are attacked by conspiracy theory, the work of the world to fight the epidemic together is hindered Science and technology is one of the important foundations to promote human development and well-being Conspiracy theorists do not believe in science, but human beings need science At this critical time, when science is most needed, scientific and technical personnel have been criticized or even attacked by individuals without scientific basis The Chinese scientists working at the front line of the epidemic are all top scientists in the world, and their hard work is the hard work for the global scientific development It is often said that science and technology prosper the country, but the conspiracy theory at this time makes the road of scientific research and public health work, which is rarely followed, even more rugged Most of the researchers and technicians are not good at expressing themselves At this time, they have no time to respond to all kinds of rumors and abuse So we have to stand up, use our usual methods to carefully examine the literature, and make our voice through scientific argumentation We come from different countries, but we believe in the same scientific facts Please support Chinese scientists and technicians who are fighting at the front line of the epidemic Support for China's novel coronavirus novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in 2019, which is a statement of scientific research, public health and medical workers We are a researcher working in the field of public health We have been closely following the COVID-19 of the new coronavirus disease and deeply worried about the impact of the disease on global health and well-being At the same time, we also see that scientific research, public health and medical workers in China have worked hard and efficiently since the emergence of the disease, including rapidly identifying pathogens, taking major measures to reduce the impact of the epidemic, and transparently sharing relevant information and achievements with the global health community All of these are praiseworthy Novel coronavirus disease will continue to be saved during the outbreak of this new coronavirus outbreak China's scientific research, public health and medical workers will be united with all those who continue to save lives during the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease In the face of the threat of the new virus, we will work together in the same boat to fight with China's most front-line counterparts The rapid, open and transparent sharing of data in this outbreak is now threatened by rumors and misinformation about the origin of the disease Novel coronavirus COVID-19 is not a conspiracy theory of natural origin Researchers from all over the world have analyzed the whole genome of sars-cov-2, the cause of the disease, and published the results These results overwhelmingly prove that the coronavirus, like many other new pathogens, comes from wild animals This scientific conclusion is also supported by the president of the National Academy of science, engineering and medicine of the United States and the scientific community they represent Conspiracy theory has no use but to create panic, rumors, prejudice and damage the work of the global common fight against the disease We support the appeal of the director general of the World Health Organization to promote scientific demonstration and solidarity, rather than misrepresentation and speculation We hope that all the scientific research and medical and health workers fighting on the front line of China will know that we stand with you in this fight against the virus We invite more people to join us to support scientific research, public health and medical workers in Wuhan and all over China Stand with our colleagues fighting in the front line! The article was jointly published by 27 virologists and epidemiologists from famous scientific research institutions in the world, such as Britain, Germany, the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, Spain, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and so on The email address is covid19statement@gmail.com "We invite other people to join us and support scientists, public health professionals and medical professionals in Wuhan and all over China," it said Fight side by side with our colleagues on the front line! We speak in the same voice To increase your support for this statement, please sign our letter online We invite others to join us in supporting the scientists, public healthprofessionals, and medical professionals of Wuhan and across China Stand withour colleagues on the frontline! We speak in one voice To add your support forthis statement, Sign our letter online LM is editor of PROMED mail "Please visit http://chng.it/sdptb9kf for online support of scientists In the face of all kinds of false information on the Internet, at this time, scientific research and technical workers struggling on the front line have no time to respond to all kinds of rumors and abuse If you don't believe or spread rumors, please support the Chinese scientists and technicians who are fighting at the front line of the epidemic Respect science, revere nature and jointly deal with infectious diseases Jeni turtle