On April 24, 2003 (March 23, 2003 in the lunar calendar), the National Command for the Prevention and Control of SARS was established in Beijing. On April 24, Wen Jiabao emphasized at the inaugural meeting of the National Headquarters for the Prevention and Control of SARS that the establishment of the headquarters was a major decision of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. On April 24, 2003, Wen Jiabao, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, emphasized at the inaugural meeting of the National Headquarters for the Prevention and Control of SARS that the establishment of the National Headquarters for the Prevention and Control of SARS is a major decision of the Party Central Committee and the State Council and is an important organizational guarantee for strengthening SARS prevention and control. It is necessary to strengthen leadership, unify command, coordinate forces from all aspects, and resolutely win the tough battle to prevent and control SARS. Wu Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and Commander-in-Chief of the National Headquarters for the Prevention and Control of SARS, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Hua Jianmin, State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the National Command for the Prevention and Control of SARS, attended the meeting. Wen Jiabao pointed out that in the face of the current severe situation in the prevention and control of SARS, we must establish confidence in victory. With the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the valuable experience in preventing and controlling the epidemic accumulated over months of hard work, the solid material and technical foundation formed since the reform and opening up, and the support of the people across the country, as long as we strengthen unity and work together, we will surely be able to defeat this epidemic disaster. He hoped that all members of the headquarters would face difficulties with a spirit of high responsibility to the people, live up to the mission, live up to the trust, and successfully complete the glorious tasks assigned by the party and the people. Wen Jiabao required that the headquarters should do a solid job in 10 important work: First, do a good job in prevention and control, accurately count and publish the epidemic in a timely manner, take effective prevention and control measures in response to the epidemic, sum up experience in a timely manner, and improve the prevention and control effect; Second, do a good job in health quarantine work, strengthen health quarantine work for mobile people at stations, airports, docks, entry and exit ports, and key locations such as automobiles, trains, and aircraft, and take decisive measures to cut off the transmission routes of the epidemic; The third is to organize scientific and technological research, make full use of domestic scientific research strength, actively carry out international exchanges and cooperation, and find scientific and effective prevention and control methods as soon as possible; The fourth is to do a good job in logistics support to ensure that various materials and equipment such as medical supplies are kept on file and do not increase prices; the fifth is to put the prevention and control of the rural epidemic at the forefront, find out the rural epidemic, take corresponding prevention and control measures, and implement free treatment for needy patients. Treat urban migrant workers on the spot; the sixth is to strengthen the epidemic prevention and control work in schools, give full play to the role of party, league organizations and teachers, care about the health of teachers and students, treat sick students in a timely manner, and maintain normal order in schools; The seventh is to strengthen the comprehensive management of social security, resolutely crack down on various illegal and criminal activities such as taking the opportunity to spread rumors to confuse the public and drive up prices, and safeguard the interests of the people; Eighth, vigorously publicize the correct decisions of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, publicize infectious disease prevention and control laws and knowledge, publicize advanced figures and deeds in prevention and control work, and build the confidence of the masses; ninth, strengthen international cooperation and strengthen cooperation with the World Health Organization, strengthen cooperation with Hong Kong, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan; tenth, make Beijing City prevention and control work the top priority in the country. Wu Yi made arrangements for the next step of the headquarters: First, each working group must act quickly and the work should be put in place immediately. We will promptly formulate detailed and thorough work plans and practical and effective work measures. The second is to strictly enforce work responsibilities and enforce work discipline. A responsibility system must be established at all levels, and no shifting or dereliction of duty is allowed. Otherwise, the relevant leaders and those directly responsible must be seriously held accountable. The third is to cooperate closely to form a synergy. All member units of the command headquarters must establish a sense of overall situation and overall situation, with a high sense of political responsibility and historical mission, unite and cooperate, actively cooperate, support each other, understand each other, complement each other, and do a good job together. It is necessary to proactively help local governments solve practical problems in the prevention and treatment of SARS. The National Headquarters for the Prevention and Control of SARS is composed of personnel from the Party Central Committee, the State Council, the military system and more than 30 departments and units in Beijing City. It has 10 working groups and offices. Gao Qiang, Executive Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health, is the leader of the prevention and control team, Li Changjiang, Director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, is the leader of the Health and Quarantine Team, Xu Guanhua, Minister of Science and Technology, is the leader of the Science and Technology Research Team, Ma Kai, Director of the Development and Reform Commission, is the leader of the Logistics Support Team, and Liu Jian, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, is the leader of the rural team. Ji Bingxuan, Executive Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, is the leader of the Propaganda Group, Tian Qiyu, Executive Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Security, is the leader of the Social Security Group, Dai Bingguo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, is the leader of the Foreign Affairs Group, Zhou Ji, Minister of Education, is the leader of the Education Group, Wang Qishan, Acting Mayor of Beijing City, is the leader of the Beijing Group, and Xu Shaoshi, Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council, is the director of the Office.