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On Feb 18, 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps on the Chinese mainland reported 137 new cases of confirmed infections.
Central-level agency announced to supervise disease control
Updated: 2022-02-17
chinadaily.com.cn
A central-level disease control and prevention body, which was established amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will take charge of a range of work regarding building the country’s emergency response capacity and regular monitoring of public health risks, according to a circular issued on Wednesday.
The document, jointly issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, stipulates that the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control — the official name of the new agency — will also be tasked to supervise and manage local disease control agencies and disease control work at medical institutions.
Such responsibilities were previously dispersed among several bureaus of the National Health Commission — the country’s top health authority.
The commission, a ministerial-level body, will still oversee the newly-established disease control agency, which is designated as being on a vice-ministerial level, according to the circular…
NHC fully supports Hong Kong in countering COVID-19 outbreak
2022-02-17
BEIJING — China’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Thursday said it will continue fully supporting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and meet its demands in containing the current COVID-19 outbreak.
The commission said in a statement on the website that it has been paying close attention to the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong…