The CPC Jiangsu Provincial leadership convened a meeting Tuesday to study the important instructions given by President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other top leaders on the control and prevention of the spread of the epidemic of pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus.
Lou Qinjian, Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, presided over the meeting.
The CPC Jiangsu Provincial leadership was briefed on the province’s readiness to combat and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV that caused cases of pneumonia.
The CPC Jiangsu Provincial leadership stressed scientific and orderly prevention and control of the novel coronavirus that has caused 291 cases of pneumonia as of 24 pm on Monday.
Making the remarks at a teleconference to make arrangement for the prevention and control work, the CPC Jiangsu Provincial leadership called for efforts to safeguard the people's health and maintain social order.
Pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus has been classified as Class B infectious disease and managed as Class A infectious disease, the CPC Jiangsu Provincial leadership said, adding that measures including epidemic monitoring and quarantine should be carried out in accordance with the law.
The CPC central leadership has demanded the city of Wuhan, where 270 cases, including six death, have been reported as of 24 pm on Jan 20, to take stricter measures to curb the virus spread in the region as well as its transmission to other places.
The CPC Jiangsu Provincial leadership urged openness and transparency of information as well as international communication and cooperation.
President Xi Jinping has ordered heightened attention and all-out prevention and control efforts, stressing putting people's safety and health as the top priority.
The prevention and control work is crucial at the moment due to the large passenger flows during the Spring Festival holiday, Xi said.
The Party committees and governments at all levels must put people's safety and health as the top priority and take effective measures to curb the spread of the virus, he said.
Xi ordered all-out efforts to treat patients, identify the causes of the virus infection and spread at an earlier date, strengthen monitoring and standardize treatment procedures.
Xi spoke of the need for the timely release of information and the deepening of international cooperation.
He also stressed the necessity of informing the public of relevant policies to safeguard social stability and ensure people have a peaceful and auspicious Chinese New Year festival.
Premier Li Keqiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, also instructed related government departments and localities to improve response plans and spare no effort in prevention and control in this regard.
He also demanded better communication and coordination with the World Health Organization, related countries, as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to join efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
A State Council joint task force on Monday held a teleconference to make an overall arrangement for prevention and control of the virus outbreak. The National Health Commission has set up a leading group to cope with the situation and give guidance in local response efforts.
