China Moves to Delay Parliament for First Time in Decades

  • National People’s Congress leaders to discuss delay Feb. 24
  • Gathering has been held first week of March for decades
China’s Total Coronavirus Confirmed Cases Rise to 72,436
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China is considering delaying its most high-profile annual political meeting for the first time in decades, as the government attempts to contain an outbreak of a deadly new strain of coronavirus.