"This is a traditional Chinese medicine decoction developed by experts, which can improve immunity and better resist viruses." On January 19, in Duanzhai Village, Baji Township, Dancheng County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province, Duan Beibei, a college student who returned from Zhengzhou, received a special "gift" from the village health center. He was surprised and felt warm. In accordance with the national requirement of "giving full play to the unique advantages and role of traditional Chinese medicine and doing a good job in the treatment of COVID-19 infection with traditional Chinese medicine", Zhoukou City organized the city's traditional Chinese medicine experts to formulate a series of prescriptions to prevent COVID-19 infection, and made them into decoction, granules and sachets for distribution to the masses. "These traditional Chinese medicine decoctions were carefully prepared by the county's TCM experts according to the recent epidemic development and diagnosis and treatment effect, and played an important role in coping with the peak flow of people returning home during the Spring Festival, protecting health and preventing severe diseases," said Li Ping, a doctor of Baji Township Health Center who delivered the medicine together. Like Duan Beibei, people returning home and key people at home in Dancheng County have received such "gifts", with a total of more than 600000 bags distributed throughout the county, and the public generally reported good results. Traditional Chinese medicine has played a unique role in the process of epidemic prevention and control in rural areas. Liu Chunmei, a villager in Dingji Town, Xiangcheng City, has sore knees after "Yang Kang" and is unable to walk. His family is very worried. In the township health center, Liu Chunmei's pain and other symptoms gradually relieved after the doctors used acupuncture, massage and other traditional Chinese medicine. Ms. Liu sighed: "I didn't expect that it only cost more than 20 yuan to cure the worrying disease." When entering the city's traditional Chinese medicine hospital, the pharmacy staff kept picking up, weighing, soaking, boiling, and packaging the medicine. A large amount of steam rose from a pot of boiling soup, and the room was filled with smoke and fragrance. "According to recent statistics, the problem can be solved by using traditional Chinese medicine alone for COVID-19's mild illness. Using traditional Chinese medicine in advance can prevent mild illness from turning serious, and most symptomatic patients can be controlled." Shi Weidong, the head of the Technical Guidance Group for Traditional Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 Virus Infection, and the vice president of the Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, who is checking the production situation, said. "We will vigorously support all diagnosis and treatment institutions to give full play to the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, deeply participate in the prevention, control and treatment of 'health protection and prevention of severe illness', and fully guarantee the physical health and life safety of the public," said Hu Guosheng, director of the Zhoukou Municipal Health and Health Commission. (Outlook New Era)