Coronavirus prevention and control still faces great uncertainty: President Xi

China's President Xi Jinping was quoted as saying that coronavirus prevention and control still faced great uncertainty.

Xi's remarks came even as the cabinet plans more measures to alleviate firms' tax burdens and boost credit support.

In a separate cabinet meeting led by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday, the government said it will support banks to issue more unsecured loans while extending loan and interest payment forbearance for firms who keep staff, state television reported.