Chinese authorities stress unremitting efforts against epidemic while resuming operation orderly

Beijing: Chinese authorities on Monday called for unremitting efforts to curb the spread of novel coronavirus pneumonia while resuming business operations in an orderly fashion.

Positive results have been achieved in the prevention and control of the epidemic through great endeavor, according to a meeting of the leading group of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak, China Economic Net reported.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and also head of the aforementioned leading group, presided over the meeting.

The possibility of a wider epidemic outbreak has been avoided through strengthened prevention and control measures, the meeting noted, adding that a positive trend has emerged nationwide in curbing the epidemic.

While highlighting that the epicenter of the epidemic outbreak remains in Wuhan and Hubei Province, as well as complicated changes of the epidemic, the meeting said prevention and control measures could not be loosened as most regions of the country are gradually resuming the operation of businesses and schools.