Is this an officially sanctioned news outlet?
If so, this seems like an extraordinary and grave message from the Chinese govt.
Reads a lot like a Chicom rallying speech for the Great Leap Forward.
Note: while the piece says the numbers will be updated daily, no updated number is given. Puff piece for domestic consumption.
There is nothing in the article about lower the cost or paying for the medicines which may help and which the government does not pay for - these medicines cost $140 or twice the average daily wage.
“Xinhua News Agency or New China News Agency is the official state-run press agency of the People’s Republic of China. Xinhua is the biggest and most influential media organization in China, as well as the largest news agency in the world in terms of correspondents worldwide.”
— Wiki
Xinhua is the Chinese central news agency. Its been around since the 1920s and it can be tied with the Russian TASS as the largest news agency in the world.
For information about events in mainland China, its of national importance because of its connection with the centers of powers in the country, ranging from the Communist Party to the central government.