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China president Xi says that need to mend the loopholes exposed in this coronavirus outbreak

  
Analysis, Politics
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Comments by China president Xi Jinping via state television

  • Says to push the rollout of biosecurity law as soon as possible
  • Ensuring safety, health of the people is a major task for the country
  • To improve medical insurance and aid system for major diseases
Not the sweetest of Valentine’s messages from Xi but I’m not sure what he actually means by “mending the loopholes” here.
China has taken a major reputation hit as a result of the virus outbreak and how poorly it was handled during the initial stages, with many questions and doubts – still persisting – about the actual figures and cases reported across the country.
Does mending the loopholes mean that they will be more transparent and act quicker next time? Or does it mean that they will double-down efforts to make sure something as malicious as this will not surface among international media if we see a repeat?

China president Xi: Situation over prevention of coronavirus outbreak is still severe

  
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Some remarks by China president Xi Jinping via state television

Virus
  • China will definitely win the fight against the coronavirus outbreak
  • China will adopt more decisive measures to contain the spread in Hubei
  • To speed up development of drugs that have good clinical effects against the virus
Xi is not really downplaying the situation too much for the time being but is still exerting some calmness in his attitude as he proclaims that they will be able to best the beast.
As Chinese businesses and factories reopen this week, it’ll be interesting to see if there will be a further spread of the virus – although the highest precaution is being taken. The fear is that is that we may see a resurgence in the number of cases some time down the road.
And the worst-case scenario as mentioned before, is that we may very well have to live with the fact that this virus is here to stay and it will be a threat to our day-to-day lives.
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