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COVID-19: Chinese President, Xi Jinping Visits Wuhan

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has made his first visit to Wuhan since COVID-19 outbreak forced an unprecedented lockdown of the central city.

According to the president, this is a sign that authorities’ efforts to control the virus are working.

Naija News learnt that the global death toll from the COVID-19 passed  4,000 earlier today as China reported 17 new deaths. It was however discovered that new cases have steadily declined in recent weeks in China.

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There were just 19 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, the lowest number since the government started tallying infections on January 21, according to the National Health Commission. All the new infections were in the virus epicenter, the central city of Wuhan, except for two imported cases brought in from overseas.

This means there were no indigenous cases in the rest of the country.

 

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