China reports no new coronavirus deaths for first time since January

Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas

AFP | PTI  |  Beijing 

Medical workers from Beijing walk near a park during a day off as the city of Wuhan slowly loosens up ahead of a lifting of the two month long lockdown in central China's Hubei province. Photo: PTI
Medical workers from Beijing walk near a park during a day off as the city of Wuhan slowly loosens up ahead of a lifting of the two month long lockdown in central China's Hubei province. Photo: PTI

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China on Tuesday reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since it started publishing figures in January, the National Health Commission said.

Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas, with health officials reporting nearly 1,000 imported cases in total.
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First Published: Tue, April 07 2020. 08:21 IST