Chinese President Xi Makes Rare Visit At Beijing Clinic To Meet Virus Workers And Patients

Daily Mail/AFP: President Xi wears face mask and has his temperature checked as he visits hospital treating coronavirus patients

* The Chinese president wore a mask and surgical gown at a Beijing hospital today
* He spoke via video link to medics in Wuhan, the city where the outbreak began
* Xi promised that the government would take further action to contain the virus

Chinese leader Xi Jinping wore a face mask and a surgical gown on a visit to a hospital treating coronavirus patients today.

The Chinese president, who has largely kept out of the public eye since the outbreak began, had his temperature checked as he met doctors at a hospital in Beijing.

He also spoke via video link to medics in Wuhan, the quarantined city at the centre of the outbreak.

China has already imposed drastic quarantine measures but Xi promised today that the government would take more decisive action to contain the virus.

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