The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council holds a briefing in Beijing on the latest in the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) outbreak. The state panel said on Sunday that China is stepping up efforts to secure the supply of food, oil and other daily necessities with the post-holiday return of a large amount of migrant population across the country, and will take measures accordingly to stabilize food prices nationwide while ensuring daily supplies in Wuhan as the top priority.