CHINA-LEADERSHIP: PREMIER LI KEQIANG CHAIRS CLSG MEETING FOR CORONAVIRUS
On February 21, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang chaired another meeting of the Central Leading Small Group (CLSG) for the Work to Counter the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic. Li Keqiang echoed Xi Jinping's instructions calling for strengthening the protection of frontline medical workers and said “No new infections among medics are allowed.” Li Keqiang urged the adoption of scientific control measures to speed up the orderly resumption of work and production and also said he wants to accelerate the clinical application of effective treatment drugs. (Comment: The CLSG was created by the Politburo Standing Committee on January 25 to handle the coronavirus outbreak.) |