[Expanding the pandemic influenza preparedness framework to the epidemic of COVID-19]

On March 11, 2020, WHO officially declared that COVID-19 had become Pandemic. As of March 31, the epidemic had affected more than 178 countries and regions, with more than 780 000 confirmed cases. The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits (the 'PIP Framework' or 'Framework') is an international arrangement adopted by the World Health Organization in May 2011 to improve global pandemic influenza preparedness and response. Since the transmission route and transmission capacity of COVID-19 are similar to that of influenza A (H1N1) in 2009, which conforms to the basic elements of "human pandemic", and the epidemic scale has exceeded that of influenza A (H1N1)， it is probable to incorporate COVID-19 epidemic response into PIPF, and at the same time to verify and improve PIPF in practice. It is recommended that WHO, other international organizations and relevant countries make full use of the PIPF system to respond to the epidemic and better coordinate national actions at the global level. At the same time, China should also make the planning and deploy of domestic epidemic prevention and control and international epidemic cooperation under the framework.2020年3月11日，WHO正式宣布新型冠状病毒肺炎（简称新冠肺炎）疫情规模已形成大流行。截至3月31日，疫情波及超过178个国家和地区，累计确诊病例超过78万例。2011年，WHO已建立大流行性流感防范框架（PIPF），以平等、透明、公正地共享H5N1流感病毒及其他可能引起人间大流行的流感病毒，进而获取疫苗、共享其他相关利益，推动全球流感大流行防范和应对工作。由于新冠肺炎的传播途径、传播力与2009年甲型H1N1流感病毒相似，符合“引起人间大流行”的基本要素，且流行规模已超过甲型H1N1流感大流行，因此可以将新冠肺炎疫情应对纳入PIPF，同时实战验证并改进PIPF。建议WHO、其他国际组织和相关国家充分利用PIPF体系应对疫情，在全球层面更好地协调各个国家的行动；同时，我国也应在框架下全面做好国内疫情防控和国际疫情协同的规划与布局。.