Chinese official stresses smooth transition to Class-B COVID-19 management

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for effective coordination of the epidemic response with economic and social development in an orderly transition to Class-B management of COVID-19.

Liu Guozhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said this during a visit to southwest China’s Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality from Sunday to Tuesday.

He stressed that great importance should be given to epidemic prevention and control in rural localities.

Liu urged efforts to ensure adequate medical supplies, especially in township-level healthcare centres and village clinics.

Medical kits for COVID-19 treatment should be delivered to key groups in outlying mountainous areas, while medical personnel should be dispatched to provide services at the doorstep of people in remote regions, said Liu.

He added that a mechanism of quick referral for rural COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in medical institutions in the city should be improved.

Yuan Jiajun, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, attended related activities.