China will consider postponing the annual meeting of its national parliament scheduled in early March at a meeting on Feb. 24 as the country focuses on containing the outbreak of a new pneumonia-causing coronavirus, official media reported Monday.In order to prioritize the prevention and control of the epidemic, the National People's Congress Standing Committee chairpersons' meeting "considered it necessary to postpone" the 13th session of the congress, Zang Tiewei, a spokesperson for the committee, told Xinhua News Agency in an interview.Every year, the congress takes place for around 10 d…READ FULL ARTICLE
