Chinese Politburo: Coronavirus Outbreak Has Not Yet Peaked

China's new Politburo Standing Committee members in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

Reuters: China coronavirus outbreak has not yet peaked -politburo

BEIJING (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak in China has not yet reached its peak, state television quoted a top decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party as saying on Friday.

“A turning point in the development of the national epidemic situation has not yet arrived,” concluded the meeting, chaired by President Xi Jinping, according to state television.

“The epidemic prevention and control situation in Hubei province and Wuhan city remains severe and complex.”

The ruling Communist Party and the government should not relax but “unceasingly consolidate achievements and extend combat successes,” it said.

China has portrayed its efforts to control the virus, which has killed more than 2,200 and infected more than 75,000, as a war of containment.

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WNU Editor: Much of China is still under quarantine. For the Chinese politburo to say that everything is getting better will only exacerbate the lack of trust that many Chinese now feel towards Beijing.