钟南山：有信心4月底基本控制疫情

疫情首先出现在中国

不一定发源在中国

钟南山表示，对疫情的预测，我们首先考虑中国，没考虑国外，现在国外出现一些情况，疫情首先出现在中国，不一定是发源在中国。

The first case of novel coronavirus pneumonia was reported in China, but its source may not be in the country, renowned Chinese respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan said at a news conference in Guangzhou on Thursday.

据广州日报报道 ，钟院士在会后补充，从科研角度看，“首先发现”和“发源”不能划上等号，但我们也不能就此判断疫情是来自国外。只有对新冠病毒进行溯源，有了结果，才可能回答这个问题。

有信心4月底基本控制疫情

钟南山在会上表示，“根据我们团队在传统模型基础上加上影响因素，国家强力干预和春节后的回程高峰消除后，预测高峰应该在2月中接近2月底。到了2月15日，数字果然下来了。我们更接近国外权威的预测值。我们有信心，四月底基本控制。”

Zhong said he believes the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic will basically be brought under control on the Chinese mainland by the end of April.

Other countries may be inspired by China’s experiences, he said.

In addition to early discovery, detection and isolation, large cities should build designated hospitals to focus on treating novel coronavirus pneumonia patients because comprehensive hospitals would have to spend a lot of manpower and material resources when they receive such patients, Zhong said.

文章来源：中国日报双语新闻