Sociocultural environment and combat measures with COVID-19 Pandemic in China (PRC)

This article examines measures to combat coronavirus infection on the example of China’s practical experience, analyzes the negative consequences of the pandemic that have affected all aspects of society. The development of the digital transformation of the production and distribution of cultural content in China, the development of the Internet and artificial intelligence, thanks to which the “new infrastructure” will penetrate the cultural industry through a variety of channels. A sociological analysis of the study of children’s opinions and difficulties in online education in China was conducted. The success of Chinese folk medicine, which was one of the symbols of the successful struggle of the People’s Republic of China against the pandemic, the use of herbal medicine, which involves laser treatment of medicinal herbs, and massage and hirudotherapy is supplemented with quantum technologies, are considered.
The pandemic as a global phenomenon has exacerbated the issue of solidarity relations of people around the world has had a significant impact on the economic, political, social and cultural spheres of life, becoming a traumatic factor for all countries of the world. In this regard, the authors of the article point out the importance of combining the efforts of different countries to solve the global problem of the ability to quickly mobilize and consolidate all layers of the world community during a pandemic. An ideological approach of global solidarity in the fight against coronavirus is proposed, where the goal is to intensify international cooperation in order to contain the spread of infection around the world.

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