Latest developments in epidemic control on April 3
BEIJING — Here are the latest developments on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China:
— Chinese health authority said on April 2 that no new domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported on the Chinese mainland on April 1.
The National Health Commission (NHC) received reports of 35 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on April 1, all of which were imported.
Also on April 1, six deaths, all in Hubei province, and 20 new suspected cases, all imported ones, were reported on the mainland, according to the commission.
— A total of 170 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital after recovery on April 1 on the Chinese mainland, according to the NHC.
Altogether 76,408 patients had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of April 1, the commission said in its daily report on April 2.
As of April 1, a total of 81,589 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,318 people had died of the disease.
— China is distributing 500,000 health kits, including face masks and disinfection supplies, to Chinese students studying abroad.
The National Health Commission received reports of 35 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on April 1, all of which were imported.
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