Chinese President Xi Jinping has appeared among the public for the first time since the coronavirus epidemic started
, and said the government would prevent large-scale layoffs amid the outbreak, Chinese state television reported.
Wearing a surgical mask, Xi had his temperature checked by a community worker and waved to residents in their apartments, according to footage from state broadcaster CCTV."We must have confidence that we will eventually win this battle against the epidemic," Xi told medical staff during the visit to Ditan hospital.
He said the government would take more decisive measures to curb its spread in Wuhan and the surrounding Hubei province.
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