New cases of novel coronavirus infection in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, are expected to be zero at the end of this month, Zhang Boli, a member of the work group sent by the central government to guide epidemic control work in Hubei, said recently.

According to the website of the State Council Information Office (SCIO), on 5 March, a SCIO press briefing was held on China's participation in international cooperation to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

The daily new infections continued their downward trend, with the majority of new confirmed cases coming from Hubei province, center of the outbreak.

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Sunday stressed giving full play to the role of medical personnel sent to Hubei Province, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak

Maintaining sustainable and healthy economic growth this year is a key objective, and China's economy remains resilient despite mounting risks and challenges at home and abroad, a senior official said on Friday.

The novel coronavirus epidemic has been easing in China, including in the epicenter city of Wuhan, in Hubei province, but great uncertainties remain and epidemic control efforts must not become lax in any case, the nation's top health authority said on Feb 28.

A 98-year-old woman patient of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), so far the oldest critical patient cured in China, has been discharged from a makeshift hospital in Wuhan

Foreigners in China for innovation, entrepreneurship and scientific research during the epidemic

Companies resume production in orderly manner across China

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Feb 24 that the novel coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19) reached its peak between January 23 and February 2 and the number of new cases has since been steadily declining.

At the press briefing organized by the State Council inter-agency task force on COVID-19 outbreak on the afternoon of 26 February, Mi Feng, an NHC spokesperson, said that between 00:00 and 24:00, 25 February, 406 confirmed cases, 52 fatal cases (all in Hubei province) and 439 suspected cases were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

China has changed the course of COVID-19 outbreak, Bruce Aylward, an epidemiologist who led an advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO)

Bruce Aylward (C), an epidemiologist who led an advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at a press briefing at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 25, 2020. China has changed the course of COVID-19 outbreak, Bruce Aylward said here on Tuesday, noting a rapidly escalating outbreak in China has plateaued and come down faster than previously expected. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia)

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 24 February 2020

BEIJING — The State Council, China's cabinet, on Feb 25 unveiled a string of measures to facilitate the employment of college graduates and rural migrant workers, offer financial support to micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises and solve the difficulties of self-employed persons to reduce the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the economy.

Six provincial health commissions in China have lowered their emergency response level to the novel coronavirus to second or the third from first

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission

Business operations are fast returning to normalcy in China, with most of the companies having

Chinese travelers and businesses have expressed confidence in the

VIENTIANE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Thursday that the limited and short-term impact from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will not reverse the growth of China's economy.