BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- More than 33 million Chinese families with infants under the age of three have received childcare subsidies, Lei Haichao, head of the National Health Commission, said on Saturday at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual session of the top legislature.

A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen at a hospital in Gejiu, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 10, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)