Q: When will we open up?

Lu:  We can't tell the specific time. We can only open up after there is extensive mass immunization. We can't rely on natural infection, like Western countries, which leads to so many deaths. Therefore, we still rely on the progress of science and technology to help us win the fight against the epidemic.

About the interviewee

Lu Hongzhou was born in Huaibei, East China's Anhui province, on March 24, 1966. He received his medical degree at Shanghai Medical College Fudan University in 1999. In March 2002, he gained a postdoctoral degree in molecular epidemiology at the Vanderbilt University.

Since 2004, he served the Shanghai Municipal Clinical Center for Public Health for many years. On August 10, 2021, he took up a post as president of Shenzhen Third People's Hospital.