BEIJING — Xi Jinping led other leaders to attend a national mourning for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims on April 4.

Xi, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan stood in silence in Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing, at 10:00 am. The commemoration lasted three minutes.

They had white flowers pinned to the chest and paid silent tribute in front of a national flag.