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Xi made the comments in a late-night telephone call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Chinese leader said Beijing was “willing to make concerted efforts with Russia and all other countries to… safeguard global public health security,” the report added.
“China has the confidence, capacity, and certainty to achieve the ultimate victory over the epidemic,” Xinhua quoted Xi as telling Putin.
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It has since spread to 158 countries and territories, according to an AFP tally.
China has faced criticism for not acting quickly enough and not disclosing enough information as the outbreak erupted.
“Certainly the world is paying a big price for what they did,” US President Donald Trump said Thursday.