China reports lowest daily toll of 71 Covid-19 deaths

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BEIJING (AFP): China on Tuesday (Feb 25) reported another 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663.

The National Health Commission also reported 508 new confirmed cases, with all but nine in hard-hit Hubei province.Multiple provinces in China have reported zero new cases for several days in a row now, with the World Health Organization saying Monday that the coronavirus epidemic has"peaked" in China.

However, WHO expert Bruce Aylward, leader of a joint WHO-China mission of experts, warned on Monday of outbreaks in other countries"increasing at exponential growth rates". The country also decided to postpone its annual parliament session for the first time since the Cultural Revolution. A slight easing of the lockdown in Wuhan, Hubei's capital, was retracted shortly after being announced on Monday.

 

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