WUHAN — Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan has vowed resolute victory over the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), stressing that epidemic control remains the top priority of Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak.

Leading a central government group to guide the epidemic control work, Sun, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a meeting of the group March 10.

Efforts should be focused on medical treatment for patients, particularly severe cases, Sun noted, adding that communities and major venues should be under sound management and control to prevent cases from flowing into other regions.

She also stressed ensuring people's livelihood, providing assistance to special groups such as elderly people with no families, offering psychological counseling to the public and pushing for the resumption of work in a safe and orderly manner.