最近，全國多地出現新冠病毒感染流行趨勢，就“當前新冠疫情處于什么階段”這一公眾關切問題，中國工程院院士鐘南山回答了記者提問。

The COVID-19 positivity rate among cases that presented like influenza reached 22.8 percent during the last week of May, indicating that nearly one in five tested patients was infected with the virus, noted Zhong Nanshan, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, citing data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

鐘南山指出，中國疾病預防控制中心在5月份最后一周（即5月25日至6月1日）公布流感樣病例新冠病毒陽性率為22.8%，占比差不多是1/5。新冠病毒目前雖然傳染性強，但致病性弱了很多，它和流感一樣。有的病患在有基礎病的情況下要搞清楚診斷，然后再針對性地進行治療。用藥以后避免老年人或者有基礎性疾病的病人出現重癥甚至死亡。對待當前新冠疫情要像流感一樣，不要慌。

Zhong noted that although the virus remains highly transmissible, its ability to cause severe disease has weakened significantly, now resembling that of seasonal flu. "The key is to administer appropriate medication to high-risk groups, such as the elderly and those with chronic diseases, to reduce the likelihood of severe illness or death," he said.

"We should approach COVID-19 just as we do the flu — there's no need to panic."

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