Xi Jinping makes first visit to coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan since outbreak

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the place of origin of the new strain of coronavirus for the first time.

Jinping arrived in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, on Tuesday as Chinese reporting agencies indicated the virus’s rate of infection is beginning to slow. According to state-run media, Jinping visited Chinese residents placed in quarantine at home and told workers at a regional hospital to “firm up confidence in defeating the epidemic.”