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The Chinese government's expert in handling Covid -19 predicts that the Wuhan epidemic is unlikely to register any new cases by the end of March.
In an interview with People's Daily on March 5, professor Zhang Bo Lap, a member of an expert group appointed by the Chinese government to handle the Covid-19 crisis, said all areas outside of Hubei province. did not register a new case by the end of February. He estimates that the cities of Hubei will reach this goal by mid-March and that Wuhan will run out of new cases of nCoV by the end of the month.
Health workers jump rope during a break outside their hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China on March 5 Photo: Reuters
"Hopefully new infections can be reduced to zero in Wuhan by the end of March. However, this number will fluctuate, and sometimes there will be some cases," said Zhang, who is also a member of the Academy. Chinese technology and the rector of Tianjin Traditional Medicine University, said.
Professor Zhang believes life will return to normal in all other Chinese provinces in late April and in Hubei in late May, but he urged people to continue wearing masks to prevent disease. relapse.
The National Health Commission of China (NHC) said today for the first time since the outbreak, Hubei Province has not recorded any new cases, except for the Wuhan capital of 126 cases. Hubei also recorded 29 new deaths, including 23 cases in Wuhan.
In addition to Hubei, 17 new cases were confirmed in mainland China, bringing the total number of new cases to 143, a slight increase from 139 cases a day earlier.
Covid-19 has appeared in 90 countries and territories, causing more than 98,000 people to be infected with nCoV, of which more than 3,300 died after the onset in Wuhan in December 2019. After criticism of its initial response to Covid-19, China imposed large-scale restraining orders to prevent the disease, including traffic stoppages, blockade of many cities and prolonging the Tet holiday. around the country.
The Red Cliff government, a small city south of Wuhan, removed roadblocks and restored normal traffic within the city this morning, becoming the first locality in Hubei to loosen the Travel restrictions. The city has not recorded any new cases for 19 days since March 4, but traffic between Xich Bich and other districts in the province and surrounding provinces is still prohibited.
