Wuhan Reports No New Cases of Coronavirus for the First Time since Outbreak

For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak started, China has reported no new domestic transmissions of Covid-19.

China’s coronavirus epicenter Wuhan has reported no new cases of the disease for the first time since the outbreak began there in late December.

The country’s health ministry said on Thursday that 34 cases were detected over the last 24 hours, however, all of the positive results came from people arriving in the country from abroad.

The fact that there were no new infections in the virus epicenter city of Wuhan or the surrounding Hubei province signals an end to the outbreak in China could be in sight.

However, experts claim that there will need to be 14 consecutive days without new cases for the outbreak to be considered over.

Infections could re-emerge once lockdowns are lifted across the country.

The country has recorded 80,928 cases of the virus and 3,245 deaths. Some 70,420 people have been released from hospitals and 7,263 are still being treated.

By Ana Dumbadze