The coronavirus outbreak exposed 'shortcomings' in China's public healthcare system, a top health official admitted on Saturday. Deputy director of China's National Health Commission Li Bin said that reforms are underway to improve the country's disease prevention and control mechanisms. Chinese National Health Commission Vice President Li Bin speaks during a press conference on January 22, 2020 in Beijing, ChinaBeijing has insisted it has always shared information with the World Health Organization and other countries in a timely manner. Li continued to say that China's health authority will build a 'centralised, unified and efficient' leadership system that would allow it to respond more quickly and effectively to any public health crisis in the future. Li said the commission was also considering ways to revise public health laws, strengthen international exchanges and 'actively participate in global health governance.'

Source: Daily Mail May 09, 2020 17:10 UTC