Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus (COVID-19)
outbreak began, has reported no new case of the disease in 24 hours.
The outbreak was first reported in the city in December 2019
and have spread over 177 countries and territories around the world.
Wuhan, which has been under a strict lock down since
January, had 48,557 cases and 2,169 deaths as of February 29, according to the
Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker.
On Thursday, the Chinese authorities announced that the city
and its surrounding province has no new cases.
Jiao Yahui, a senior inspector at the National Health
Commission, said 34 new cases have been recorded in the country, in the last 24
hours, all of which were imported.
He said the “double-zero” increase shows medical treatment
methods were working well as improvements have been recorded for several days.
“Today we have seen the dawn after so many days of hard
effort,” Yahui said.
Government officials said travel restrictions will be
relaxed in the province if there are no reported cases of the virus for two
consecutive weeks.
The Asian country has recorded 3,245 deaths from the virus,
while most of its patients are recovering.
The confirmed cases around the world is currently 229,917,
while 9,386 patients have died and 86,254 recovered.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com