Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed sincere solicitude for women fighting COVID-19 at the frontline and in other fields on Sunday, the International Women's Day.

Xi, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, also gave holiday greetings to women of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life in the country.

Women medical staff have fought day and night at the frontline against the epidemic to rescue COVID-19 patients, showing the noble spirit of benevolence, Xi said.

Women Party members and cadres, police officers, disease control personnel, community workers, journalists and volunteers have fulfilled their duties with loyalty, worked tenaciously, shouldered a lot of hard work and made important contribution to containing the epidemic with actions, Xi noted.

Xi called on the female staff to have firm confidence in winning the battle against COVID-19, keep a high morale, protect themselves in a scientific way and make continuous efforts in fighting the epidemic.

Party committees and governments at all levels should care for women fighting at the frontline and in other fields, and vigorously publicize frontline female role models to encourage and support hundreds of millions of other women to contribute wisdom and strength to win the battle against the epidemic, Xi stressed.