The meeting was attended by 202 CPC Central Committee members and 171 alternate members of the CPC Central Committee. Deputy secretaries of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and senior officials of relevant departments were also present at the meeting.
The ministry said the South Korean government needed to continue investment in China, which is the world's largest food market.
The ministry also said that a total of 766 people have been discharged from hospitals after their symptoms improved.
The ministry will set up a team to craft the legislation and work out a draft law as soon as possible, Yang Haiying, deputy director of the ministry's urban construction department, said at a news conference on Friday in Beijing.
The meeting also called for further efforts to achieve the "Two Centenary Goals" of finishing building a moderately prosperous society in all respects by the time the CPC celebrates its centenary in 2021, and turning China into a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, and harmonious by the time the People's Republic of China celebrates its centenary in 2049.
The meteorological authority has issued a warning for icy roads, while calling for the public to reduce outdoor activities, citing infection concerns amid the novel coronavirus outbreak and the increased risk of catching a cold.
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The ministry will closely oversee the implementation process, and those who fail to lay out clear responsibilities and show results as required will be held accountable, Zhao said.
The ministry gave no details of possible retaliation, but Beijing earlier promised both "qualitative and quantitative" comprehensive countermeasures. It also said it will add a new suit against the US before the WTO regarding the newly proposed tariffs.
The memo said the shortages are likely to be of highly trained staff, specifically respiratory therapists, ICU nurses and critical care physicians. Decisions would be made by an appointed triage officer.
The ministry also pointed out that loss-making industries last year, such as steel and non-ferrous metals, have seen a pickup of growth momentum since the start of this year. Other industries such as coal, petroleum and petrochemical and transportation have also seen a sharp increase in profit as the country presses ahead with its supply-side structural reform, which has led to reduction of excessive production capacities in such sectors as steel and non-ferrous metals.