Xi Jinping appears in public as China returns to work after holiday

President greets workers in Beijing as WHO chief warns cases could be 'tip of iceberg'

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China's president, Xi Jinping, has made his first public appearance in weeks, as some people began to return to work following the lunar new year holiday, which was extended as authorities grappled with the coronavirus outbreak.

Xi, who has been absent from public view as the crisis worsened, visited a neighbourhood in Beijing's Chaoyang district. The president had his temperature taken and greeted residents and workers, according to a brief video posted by the state broadcaster CCTV.