In his meeting with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO), on January 28, Xi Jinping told Tedros, “I, myself have been directing and arranging (the work that is being done to fight against the epidemic) all along.”
It is not clear what the reason was for Xi to have make such a statement.
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Excerpt in Chinese:
国家主席习近平1月28日在人民大会堂会见世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞。
习近平说，当前中国人民正在与新型冠状病毒感染肺炎疫情进行严肃的斗争。人民群众生命安全和身体健康始终是第一位的，疫情防控是当前最重要的工作。我一直亲自指挥、亲自部署，我相信只要我们坚定信心、同舟共济、科学防治、精准施策，我们一定会战胜这一次疫情。
谭德塞表示，中方公开透明发布信息，用创纪录短的时间甄别出病原体，及时主动同世界卫生组织和其他国家分享有关病毒基因序列。在疫情面前，中国政府展现出坚定的政治决心，采取了及时有力的举措，令世人敬佩。我相信，中国采取的措施将有效控制并最终战胜疫情。
Source: CCTV, January 28, 2020
http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/01/28/ARTIPA2hwoyie888M8oXy6dF200128.shtml