BEIJING: China's measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic are achieving visible progress as the battle has reached a crucial time, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday (Feb 18).
In the phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Xi expressed his gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II and Johnson for their sympathies with China's fight against the Covid-19 outbreak, noting that Britain has offered China supplies in support of the fight, which demonstrates the friendship between the two countries and the two peoples.