全國抗疫表彰大會舉行

China honors people fighting COVID-19
全國抗疫表彰大會舉行

China held a meeting on Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to commend role models in the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
9月8日上午，全國抗擊新冠肺炎疫情表彰大會在人民大會堂隆重舉行。

Prior to the meeting, Chinese leaders led by President Xi Jinping met with role models in the fight and took a group photo with them.
大會開始前，習近平等領導同志會見了國家勛章和國家榮譽稱號獲得者，全國抗擊新冠肺炎疫情先進個人、先進集體代表等，並同大家合影留念。

After the meeting began, participants observed a moment of silence for every life lost due to COVID-19.
大會開始後，全場肅立，向新冠肺炎疫情犧牲烈士和逝世同胞默哀。

Then, President Xi presented medals to recipients of the Medal of the Republic and the national honorary title for their outstanding contributions to the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
接下來，習近平為國家勛章和國家榮譽稱號獲得者頒授勛章獎章，表彰他們在抗擊新冠肺炎疫情鬥爭中作出的突出貢獻。

The Medal of the Republic was conferred on renowned respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan. The national honorary title, "the People's Hero," was conferred on Zhang Boli, a traditional Chinese medicine expert who presided over research into the COVID-19 treatment plan combining traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan's designated coronavirus-treating Jinyintan Hospital, and Chen Wei, a military medical scientist who made major achievements in COVID-19-related basic research and development of a vaccine and protective medicine.
“共和國勛章”獲得者是著名呼吸疾病專家鍾南山，“人民英雄”國家榮譽稱號獲得者有：主持研究制定中西醫結合救治方案的中醫專家張伯禮，新冠肺炎定點救治醫院武漢市金銀潭醫院院長張定宇，以及為新冠肺炎相關基礎研究、疫苗和防護藥物研發方面取得重大成果的軍事醫學研究院研究員陳薇。