Xi Jinping wrote a letter of thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for "generosity" for supporting China to fight the corona virus.

"I appreciate the generous actions of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the letter expressing his solidarity with the Chinese people at this critical time," Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in his 20th letter. / 2, Xinhua reported today.

Billionaire Bill Gates on February 6 wrote a letter to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledging emergency assistance of up to $ 100 million, most of which will help China strengthen its epidemiological research, emergency intervention, and research. Research and development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostic methods.

The fund said it will transfer $ 20 million to organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the China National Health Commission and the Centers for Disease Control. Disease Control and Prevention.

Millions of people are still in control of the Hubei epidemic, new hot spots discovered in some prisons and hospitals yesterday. Nearly 400 new cases have been recorded across mainland China today, less than half the number of new cases yesterday.

"We have gathered strength across the country and applied a range of unprecedented measures to prevent, minimize epidemics and treat patients," Xi wrote in a letter. "These special measures are yielding significant results.

The Covid-19 outbreak has been reported in 30 countries and territories since its onset in Wuhan, Hubei in December 2019. Nearly 78,000 people were infected, 2,360 died and more than 21,000 got cured. South Korea is becoming a hot spot as the number of cases continues to rise in recent days, totaling 346 people infected with nCoV in the country.