The State Council's inter-agency task force for combatting the COVID-19 outbreak will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2020. Officials from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the State Taxation Administration, and the National Healthcare Security Administration will brief the media about issues on provisional reduction or exemption of employers' social insurance and medical insurance contributions and deferral of corporate payments to the housing provident fund.
Simultaneous English interpretation will be provided.
According to relevant regulations, if you have recently lived in or traveled to Wuhan, please stay at home for medical observation for 14 days.
Journalists wishing to attend are kindly requested to bring with them press cards issued by the State Council Information Office of China (SCIO).
Please submit questions for the speakers on the SCIO Online Briefing Hall website (http://information.scio.gov.cn) or by email to notice@scio.gov.cn.
Venue: SCIO Press Conference Hall
Address: No. 11, West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing
