China’s central Hubei province, the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, reported less than 200 cases of new infections for the first time since January. A man (centre), who has recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection, arrives at a hotel for a 14-day quarantine after being discharged from a hospital in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. -AFP picMainland China had a total of 202 new confirmed cases, the lowest since Jan. 22. Excluding new infections in Hubei, there were only six new cases in mainland China, the lowest since last month. A man walks on an empty street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province.

Source: New Strait Times March 02, 2020 06:33 UTC