In a daily briefing on Monday, Chinese officials confirmed that the last COVID-19 patients were released Sunday from a hospital in Wuhan, the city where the viral outbreak began late last year.
According to the briefing, 12 patients were released from the hospital, and no new cases of coronavirus infection were reported on April 26 in Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located.
The briefing noted that although there are no more suspected coronavirus patients in Hubei hospitals, around 1,728 people who were in close contact with infected patients are still under medical observation.
Many cities in China saw case numbers increase after people returned back home from overseas in late March. However, Chinese officials took swift action to stem a second wave of COVID-19 infections by establishing quarantine centers in major airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Additional measures required that Chinese nationals coming from abroad undergo compulsory quarantines for 14 days.
Despite accusations by Washington, the Chinese government has repeatedly denied that it hid any information about COVID-19 from the public and claims to have immediately notified the World Health Organization of the outbreak.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
