The Chinese edition of BBC tweeted on Tuesday, February 11 that, after making an appearance in Beijing’s residential community and hospital on Monday February 10, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, warned Chinese officials that their excessive measures to contain the coronavirus could harm the economy,.
China’s Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi chaired a Politburo Standing Committee meeting on February 12, and noted “positive changes” with “positive results” in containing the coronavirus, while acknowledging that containing the outbreak has entered a critical stage.
Li Keqiang, China’s premier also held a State Council meeting on February 11, calling for orderly pushing companies outside Hubei province, where the coronavirus first erupted, to allow workers to go back to work.
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1. Excerpt in Chinese:
BBC Chinese: 中国国家主席习近平警告高层官员，为遏制新型冠状病毒采取的措施大大超过合理范围，已经威胁到中国经济。
Source: Twitter
中国国家主席习近平警告高层官员，为遏制新型冠状病毒采取的措施大大超过合理范围，已经威胁到中国经济。https://t.co/asJt7yBima
— BBC News 中文 (@bbcchinese) February 11, 2020
2. Excerpt in Chinese:
中共中央政治局常务委员会2月12日召开会议，听取中央应对新型冠状病毒感染肺炎疫情工作领导小组汇报，分析当前新冠肺炎疫情形势，研究加强疫情防控工作。中共中央总书记习近平主持会议并发表重要讲话。
经过艰苦努力，疫情形势出现积极变化，防控工作取得积极成效。
Source: Xinhua, February 12, 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/leaders/2020-02/12/c_1125565831.htm
3. Excerpt in Chinese:
国务院总理李克强2月11日主持召开国务院常务会议，进一步部署在全力以赴抓好疫情防控同时，加强经济运行调度和调节，更好保障供给。
会议要求，一是分类有序推动企业复工复产。湖北省当前首要任务是全力抓好疫情防控，同时要保证疫情防控、城市运行等必需的相关企业正常运转，落实生活必需品供应。其他省份要根据实情分类精准防控，感染人数较少的大多数地市要有序推动复工复产。
Source: China State Council’s Website, February 12, 2020
http://www.gov.cn/guowuyuan/2020-02/12/content_5477837.htm