BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday released a detailed timeline of the country's response to COVID-19, chronicling the main facts and measures it has taken in the global joint efforts against the epidemic.

Commenting on the timeline, experts from various countries fully recognized China's decisive and effective measures in control and prevention of the novel coronavirus. They also spoke positively of China's readiness in sharing anti-virus experience with other countries and its efforts in boosting international cooperation, saying such moves help mitigate the impact of the pandemic.

The Chinese government and people have taken swift and comprehensive measures after the outbreak of the disease and have made great sacrifice, which demonstrated the strength and strong unity of the Chinese people, said Nina Ivanova, chairwoman of the Belarusian Society of Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.

Pierre Picquart, a French expert on China at the University of Paris VIII, said that China has offered a flawless example and method for other nations, which reminds the world that humankind lives in a community with a shared future.

Public health security is a common challenge facing humanity, he said, and China has repeatedly declared its readiness to work with the international community, including France, to strengthen international cooperation in the prevention and control of pandemics and to build a common health community for humanity.

With decisiveness, speed, uncommon political will, scientific approach, and huge sacrifices, China has given the world time to prepare for this pandemic, meanwhile providing inspirational hope, crucial lessons, and an exemplary example, said Wilson Lee Flores, a columnist with the Philippine Star newspaper.

Shimail Daud Arain, head of Pakistan's Maryam Memorial Hospital in Rawalpindi city, said that China achieved success mainly because of their powerful system of governance.

Everyone is on the same boat, Arain said, and the information and experience shared by China now offer the rest of the world a better understanding of the disease and help mitigate the impact of the pandemic.