China's Xi says COVID containment still under stress - state media

Visitors are seen near a screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping during an exhibition on the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Wuhan Parlor Convention Center that previously served as a makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

China's President Xi Jinping said the country's COVID-19 prevention and control is still going through a time of stress but the light is ahead, state media CCTV reported on Wednesday.

Xi said there is a need to expand medical resources, increase supply of medical services and the availability of medicines, CCTV reported.

He made the comments during a virtual meeting with medical staff in a hospital in northeastern Heilongjiang province.

(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)