The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic originated last December, will lift outbound travel curbs from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, authorities said on Tuesday.
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No new COVID-19 cases in Wuhan for 5 days
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic originated last December, on Monday marked its fifth consecutive day of no new confirmed or suspected cases, a health official said.
Zero local COVID-19 cases in China for 2nd day
Mainland China has recorded no new domestic coronavirus infections for the second consecutive day, and also the lowest number of new deaths due to the deadly disease in two months, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
China reports no new domestic COVID-19 case for 2nd day
China reported no new domestically transmitted novel coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Friday, marking a major turning point in the global battle against the COVID-19 outbreak.
China reports zero domestic COVID-19 cases for 1st time
Mainland China has reported zero new domestic infections of coronavirus for the first time since the outbreak was first reported in the country last December, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
1,661 recovered COVID-19 patients discharged on Chinese mainland
A total of 1,661 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery on Saturday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
China COVID-19 toll hits 3,012 as Wuhan continues strict measures
The overall death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus increased to 3,012 with a total of 80,409 confirmed cases on Thursday, even as the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak in the mainland,
Over 80,000 infected with COVID-19 in China, 2,912 dead
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China has increased to 2,912, health authorities said on Monday, while the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 80,000.
COVID-19 toll rises to 2,870 in China
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has increased to 2,870, health authorities said on Sunday, while the number of confirmed cases has increased to 79,824.
COVID-19 outbreak at 'decisive point' as China toll now 2,788
The Commission said that it received reports of 327 new confirmed cases and 44 deaths on Thursday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Beijing jittery as new COVID-19 cases rise suddenly in city
Even as Wuhan is trying to come to grips with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Beijing is staring at a potential threat from the scourge that has the world on tenterhooks.
India sends special flight with medical relief to China
China on Wednesday permitted India to send its special flight with around 15 tonnes of medical relief to Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic.
Coronavirus toll in China rises to 2,118
The National Health Commission said that it had received reports of 394 new confirmed cases and 114 deaths on Wednesday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, reports Xinhua news agency.
China coronavirus toll increases to 1,367
The commission also said that it has begun counting the number of "clinically diagnosed" people in the province, which allows them to receive the same treatment as those who have tested positive for the illness.
NCoV-infected Chinese woman gives birth, baby not affected
The baby, whose first nucleic acid test associated with the novel coronavirus was negative, is receiving intensive care and will be tested again in the next few days, according to the provincial center for disease control and prevention Tuesday.
Dozens evacuated after 2 NCoV cases found in same HK building
Dozens of people were evacuated after two cases of the novel coronavirus infection were found in the same residential building in Hong Kong, the city's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus claims over 1,000 lives in China
The commission said 428,438 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 26,724 were discharged from medical observation Monday, with 1,87,728 others still under medical observation.
China NCoV toll now 811, surpasses SARS deaths
SARS also began in China in the southern Guangzhou province, while the coronavirus appears to have originated from a seafood market in the central-eastern city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.
Novel Coronavirus: People without symptoms can be infected too
Li Xingwang, chief infectious diseases expert at Beijing Ditan Hospital told the Chinese media that 'most of the dormant carriers were related to and had caught the virus from patients with symptoms.'
Coronavirus toll in China reaches 425, HK reports 1st death
Chinese authorities confirmed on Tuesday 425 have died in the country due to the novel coronavirus, while Hong Kong reported its first fatality becoming the third nation after China and the Philippines to report deaths.
Wuhan to convert gym, exhibition centre into temporary hospitals
The National Health Commission said that 221,015 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 12,755 were discharged on Monday, with 171,329 others were still under medical observation.
WHO issues public information on coronavirus
'Antibiotics do not work against viruses, only bacteria,' the WHO said on its official website, noting that as it was a virus, antibiotics were not effective in preventing or treating it, reports Xinhua news agency.
China coronavirus toll reaches 259, 11,791 infected
Chinese authorities on Saturday announced that the death toll from the deadly novel coronavirus in the country has increased to 259, with 11,791 infected cases in 31 provincial-level regions.
103 novel coronavirus-infected patients cured in Wuhan
A total of 103 patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been cured and discharged from hospitals in Wuhan city, central China's Hubei Province, a local official has said.
Coronavirus toll in China rises to 106
Chinese health authorities on Tuesday that the death toll due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the country has increased to 106, with 4,515 confirmed cases in 30 provincial-level regions.