Xi Jinping takes a victory lap in a pomp-filled awards ceremony hailing China's success in suppressing the coronavirus pandemic first discovered on its soil https://t.co/SX1xr9tmsS

— Bloomberg (@business) September 8, 2020

Zhong Nanshan (L), China's most famous medical expert, receives an award from President Xi Jinping during a ceremony to honour the people who fought against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

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— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 8, 2020

#UPDATE China's leaders held a triumphant ceremony to celebrate beating the #coronavirus on Tuesday, as billions of people around the world still suffer the fallout from the pandemic and the global death toll nears 900,000 https://t.co/2hbNfX9Mr4

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 8, 2020