Drop In China's New Coronavirus Cases; None In Hubei For Sixth Day

The Chinese city Wuhan was in an outright cut-off from the rest of the country for over two months and this reopening of Wuhan is remarkable. The city fought against the virus albeit deadly contagion has since spread to over 200 countries.

IMAGE: China sees drop in new coronavirus cases

New Delhi: China's Wuhan city which was on lockdown for more than two months due to the pandemic COVID-19 is fairly coming on track again. This city was the epicenter where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged. The two-month lockdown has been lifted on Saturday and now people are allowed to enter the city but its 11 million residents are barred from leaving until April 8. The metro services have been started and borders are reopening which will help people to reunite with their closed ones. The subways and long-distance train services have also reopened in Wuhan. The city of 11 million had its virus risk evaluation reduced from high to medium. The Chinese city Wuhan was in an outright cut-off from the rest of the country for over two months and this reopening of Wuhan is remarkable. The city fought against the virus albeit deadly contagion has since spread to over 200 countries. For the fourth consecutive day on Sunday China has reported a descent in new coronavirus cases. The number of new infections has fallen precisely in the mainland from the peak in February. Beijing fears the second wave of infections and so it has shut its borders to foreign travelers and also cutting the international flights. The National Health Commission said in a statement on Monday that 31 new coronavirus cases were recorded on Sunday, including one locally transmitted infection, dropping from 45 cases a day earlier. Four new deaths were reported, taking the cumulative death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in the mainland to 3,304, from 81,470 infections. In 2019, Hubei province, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged reported no new cases for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday after the province of 60 million people lifted its traffic restrictions. Some of the domestic flights have also resumed to other parts of China. China went through an utter economic contraction in January-March and hence the government is trying to reopen the factories and businesses to recover from loss.