Xinhua News Agency, Wuhan, April 23 (Reporters Hu Hao and Zhao Wenjun) — At present, all districts and counties in Hubei Province and Wuhan City have been downgraded to low-risk areas. In recent days, Sun Chunlan, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and head of the Central Guidance Group, led the Central Guidance Group to conduct research tours in Huangshi City and Wuhan City. She emphasized thoroughly implementing the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, carrying out the arrangements made by the Leading Group of the CPC Central Committee for COVID-19 Response, refining and strengthening routine epidemic prevention and control measures, and steadily promoting the full restoration of production and living order.

In addition to the five designated hospitals, all public hospitals at Level II and above in Wuhan have now reopened. Senior high school graduating classes will resume classes in early May. Sun Chunlan conducted an in-depth inspection of Hankou Hospital, Wuhan No. 2 Middle School, and Wuhan Tiandi Commercial Street, gaining a detailed understanding of how various prevention and control measures are being implemented. She emphasized that all medical institutions must establish strict infection-control protocols, conduct temperature checks and verify health codes for all incoming patients, and carry out nucleic acid testing for every hospitalized patient and their accompanying caregivers. Schools should make thorough preparations for resuming classes well in advance, adopting measures such as staggered class schedules and off-peak meal times, strengthening emergency drills, and establishing collaborative mechanisms involving families, schools, and medical institutions. It is also crucial to step up prevention and control efforts in public spaces by ensuring adequate indoor ventilation, performing environmental disinfection, and monitoring the health of personnel. Only by effectively implementing regular prevention and control measures can we consolidate the positive trend in epidemic prevention and control.

During her inspection of Huangshi pharmaceutical enterprises, the Leishan Lake aquaculture base, and the Garden Expo Park, Sun Chunlan emphasized that Hubei Province’s economic development has been severely impacted by the pandemic. It is imperative to resolutely implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping—“lend a helping hand and give a boost”—and further intensify policy support. We must refine consumption policies and expand household consumption. We should also assist in the timely marketing of emergency agricultural products such as crayfish, spring tea, and shiitake mushrooms. We need to accelerate the implementation of policies aimed at reducing taxes and fees, lowering financing costs, and cutting energy expenses, thereby helping enterprises overcome their current difficulties and promoting the synchronized resumption of production across both upstream and downstream segments of the industrial chain.