The party group of the provincial government held a meeting Thursday to study General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on prevention and control of the epidemic and social and economic development goals, his important speech made during his inspection tour in Zhenjiang province and his important article published on Qiushi Journal.
Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, General Secretary Xi Jinping has issued a series of important speeches and made a series of important instructions on the prevention and control of the epidemic, according to a meeting released after the meeting.
The General Secretary went to Zhejiang for an investigation tour and gave important instructions on coordinating the promotion of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development so as to achieve this year's economic and social development goals and tasks, the statement said.
The General Secretary presided over the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to further analyze the situation of epidemic prevention and control at home and abroad and the current economic operation, and made arrangements for normalized epidemic prevention and control and comprehensive promotion of resumption of work and production, said the statement.
The important instructions of the General Secretary’s important speech have pointed out the way forward and provided fundamental follow-up,according to the statement.
We must understand the current complex and severe situation, and further strengthen the sense of responsibility and urgency to coordinate the promotion of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, said the statement.
While China is making further progress in pandemic control with acceleration in economic and social recovery, the country is still faced with growing pressure from imported infections and new challenges in resuming work and production, according to the statement.
More targeted and effective pandemic control measures should be adopted in a timely way to guard against imported infections or a rebound in domestic infections, the statement said.
Consistent effort should be made in controlling the pandemic, control measures in communities should be further improved to guarantee safety and pandemic control measures in coastal and border ports should be strengthened by leaving no loopholes, said the statement.
Greater support should be provided to industries facing difficulties as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, it said, while calling for efforts to facilitate normal business in daily life service industries, expand consumption by residents and speed up the building of investment projects, according to the statement.
Efforts will be made to keep employment stable, with all-round measures to cut corporate burdens, keep the payroll stable, and retain and create jobs, said the statement.
Measures will be taken to expand effective domestic demand, fast-track the progress of projects under construction and new ones, as well as enhance guarantees for labor, land, funds and other production factors.
The meeting required strengthened monitoring and supervision of domestic grain market prices and consistent effort in production and distribution of foods such as pork, fruit and vegetables to ensure the basic stability of market supply and prices.
A minimum standard of living for disadvantaged people will be further guaranteed and people in difficulties caused by the pandemic or due to infection will be covered by subsidies, according to the statement.
People's basic livelihood should be guaranteed, such as the supply of staple and non-staple food and enhanced efforts should be made to take care of those in need due to the impact of the epidemic, the statement said.
