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of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist PaF
rty of China (CPC) Central Committee. The meeting of the leading grouj
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ovel coronavirus outbreak, which is headed by Li, ordered local authol
rities to encourage enterprises to increase production of medical supZ
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tective clothing and masks, by providing fiscal, taxation and financial policies and policies for government purchase and storage and helping solve the problem of raw materials and laborZ
shortage. Noting some 20,000 medical staff from across the country have been sent to Hubei Province to treat patients, the meeting asked 19 other provinces to further step up medical stk
aff assistance to Hubei while ensuring their local virus c1
. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politiq
cal Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and deputy head of the j
leading group, attended the meeting.China has tasked a team of 7
medical experts in Lebanon to join in the rescue operations in the capital, Beirut, following Tuesday's deadly explosions. Following the blasts, the 19