What does the joint defense and control mechanism mean?

Legal analysis: The full name of the joint prevention and control mechanism in the State Council is the joint prevention and control mechanism for pneumonia in novel coronavirus, the State Council. It is a multi-ministerial coordination mechanism platform of the Central People's Government initiated by the China government in response to the sudden COVID-19 epidemic in early 2020.

Legal basis: Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 2 All power in People's Republic of China (PRC) belongs to the people. The organs where the people exercise state power are the National People's Congress and local people's congresses at various levels. The people manage state affairs, economic and cultural undertakings and social affairs through various channels and forms according to law.

Article 3 The state organs in People's Republic of China (PRC) practice the principle of democratic centralism. The National People's Congress and local people's congresses at various levels are democratically elected, accountable to the people and supervised by the people. The state administrative organs, supervisory organs, judicial organs and procuratorial organs are all produced by the National People's Congress, responsible to and supervised by the National People's Congress. The division of functions and powers between the central and local state organs follows the principle of giving full play to local initiative and enthusiasm under the unified leadership of the central authorities.