China's task to prevent rebound in local coronavirus cases remains arduous

Reuters

Published May 14, 2020 07:45AM ET

Updated May 14, 2020 08:10AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's task to prevent rebound in local coronavirus cases remains arduous, the ruling Communist Party's politburo said on Thursday, state television reported.

The government should step up targeted prevention and control measures for clusters coronavirus cases in northeastern Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces, it said quoting the politburo meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping.