China has reported 108 new coronavirus deaths, taking the mainland toll to 1,016 - just a month after the first death was reported.
The President has largely kept out of the public eye since the virus outbreak spiralled across the country from the epicentre in Hubei province to infect more than 40,000 people.
President Xi donned a blue mask and white surgical gown to meet doctors at Beijing Ditan hospital, observe the treatment of patients and speak via video link to doctors in Wuhan, state media said. Video footage showed him having his temperature taken with an infrared thermometer, then speaking with community workers and waving at smiling residents leaning out of their apartment windows.
The sweeping measures turned cities into ghost towns - but there were some signs of normality returning on Monday. Roads in Beijing and Shanghai had significantly more traffic and the southern city of Guangzhou said it would start to resume normal public transport."Of course we're worried," said a 25-year-old man surnamed Li in a Beijing beauty salon that reopened Monday.
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