BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — The State Council, China’s cabinet, on Wednesday released tax exemption and loan policies to strengthen novel coronavirus containment and better meet the demand for medical supplies and life necessities.

BEIJING — China has encouraged dealers of daily necessities to resume operation to meet increasing demand in cities amid the epidemic outbreak, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

SHANGHAI, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — When some industries in China have been put into temporary stagnation due to the sudden coronavirus epidemic outbreak, the country’s booming digital economy, however, is playing an increasingly important role in hedging economic risks and uncertainty.

China has the confidence and capability to win the battle on the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.