Although there has been some relief in Covid-19’s impact on Chinese society and the economy, experts predict there will be a resurgence in the virus. The government needs to be prepared, with priority given to building up the country’s health care system. With the change in China’s Covid policy, medical institutions have been under a great deal of stress, and health care professionals have suffered extreme hardship. Some have even given their lives. As the wave of Covid outbreaks eases, now is the time to improve the health care system’s ability to respond to future outbreaks. However, such an endeavor is inextricably linked to reform of the medical system.
Even after Covid emerged, medical reform didn’t get a lot of attention from the public, which was distracted by more urgent matters. The pandemic exposed deficiencies in the medical system, including a serious shortage of medical resources, especially at the community level. It also revealed flaws in the existing medical management mechanism. The past is past, but something can still be done about the future.
