Specifically, Zhong Nanshan, who heads a group of the National Health Commission to investigate the new corona virus, said that based on his calculations, the peak will reach this month. will end in April.

Speaking at a hospital at Guangzhou Medical University, the 83-year-old expert in the fight against the acute respiratory tract syndrome (SARS) in 2003 was optimistic that an outbreak of viral illness corona will soon slow down with new cases falling in some localities.

Zhong Nanshan, a Chinese anti-SARS hero

According to him, based on graphs, recent events and the actions of the Chinese government, this epidemic may peak in mid or late February, then slow down and subside.

"I hope this epidemic can be over in April," Mr. Zhong said.

He also stressed that it is absolutely right that China decided to block some cities at risk of disease outbreaks. However, according to him, the Wuhan city government has not done a good job of preventing the spread of viruses.

"The authorities and health authorities in Wuhan need to be responsible for not doing well in controlling the spread of the virus at an early stage," Zhong said.

The corona virus, which began in Wuhan in December 2019, has now spread to 31 Chinese provinces and 26 countries and territories, killing at least 1,115 people and the number of cases being 45,153.