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China’s Xi says new virus must be ‘resolutely contained’: state media
BEIJING, Jan 20, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – China’s President Xi Jinping said Monday
that a new virus which has killed three people and infected more than 200
across China must be “resolutely contained”, in his first public comments on
the outbreak.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that Xi said “the safety of people’s lives
and their physical health should be given top priority”, as the virus fuelled
fears of a major outbreak during the Lunar New Year migration this week.
BSS/AFP/IJ/1730 hrs