• As of Saturday's reports, the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 100,000, according to a statement of the World Health Organization.

• The Chinese government has decided to donate 20 million U.S. dollars to the WHO to support it in carrying out international cooperation in fighting the outbreak of COVID-19.

• Chinese authorities on Saturday released a list of 20 outstanding female medical workers as heroines for their role in the country's fight against COVID-19 ahead of International Women's Day.

• The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 80,695 by the end of March 7. A total of 3,097 people had died of COVID-19, and altogether 57,065 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.

• As of the end of Saturday, Chongqing had reported a total of 576 confirmed cases, with 44 currently hospitalized (three severe cases and one critical case), six deaths, and 526 discharged patients. Saturday had no newly established case in Chongqing for the twelfth consecutive day, and six more patients recovered and released from the hospital.

• As of March 6, a total of 520 patients infected with COVID-19 in Chongqing had been discharged from the hospital, with a recovery rate of 90.3%.

Chongqing - As of 24:00 local time on March 7, Chongqing had reported 44 confirmed cases currently hospitalized (three in severe condition and one in critical condition), six deaths, and 526 discharged patients after recovery, according to the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission Sunday. All those cases had totaled 576 confirmed cases infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of the end of Saturday in Chongqing.

Saturday had no newly confirmed case in Chongqing for the twelfth consecutive day, and six more patients recovered and discharged from the hospital. A total of 23,654 people who had close contacts with COVID-19 patients have been traced, 23,412 people have been released from medical observation, and 242 people are under medical observation.

A recovery rate of 90.3% in Chongqing

As of March 6, a total of 520 patients infected with COVID-19 in Chongqing had been discharged from the hospital, with a recovery rate of 90.3%. (File Photo)

As of March 6, a total of 520 patients infected with COVID-19 in Chongqing had been discharged from the hospital, with a recovery rate of 90.3%, according to Saturday's press conference on the epidemic prevention and control in Chongqing.

Zhou Lin, Deputy Director of the Chongqing Municipal Health Committee, said that people's lives and health are of paramount importance and that health care services for key populations such as pregnant women and newborns are valued and guaranteed.

In terms of epidemic prevention and control, Chongqing is now focusing on establishing a treatment system. For example, the fever clinics, district- and county-level designated hospitals, and hospitals for centralized treatment in certain areas have fully considered maternal health and treatment work.  Chongqing has established a multidisciplinary expert coordination mechanism for obstetrics, pediatrics, respiratory, critical illness, and infection.

A list of 20 outstanding female medical workers as heroines 

Female medical workers in Chongqing wear protective suits at an isolation area of a local hospital. (Photo by Zou Fei)

Xinhua news reported that Chinese authorities on Saturday released a list of 20 outstanding female medical workers as heroines for their role in the country's fight against COVID-19 ahead of the International Women's Day.

They consist of six local medics from Hubei Province, the center of the epidemic, and seven dispatched to Hubei from medical establishments at the national level and in other parts of the country, five sent to Hubei from the military, as well as two more working from their hometown.

A total of 500 individuals and 100 groups will be honored. Females who made prominent contributions to community-level epidemic control, supply assistance, drug, and protective equipment development, as well as voluntary services, will also be honored.

So far, over 40,000 medical workers have been sent to Hubei to support the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, the majority of whom are female.

A donation of 20 million U.S. dollars to the WHO

Xinhua news also reported that the Chinese government has decided to donate 20 million U.S. dollars to the WHO to support it in carrying out international cooperation in fighting the outbreak of COVID-19.

As of Saturday's reports, the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 100,000, according to a statement of the World Health Organization on Saturday.

According to the statement, all countries and communities are reminded that the spread of this virus can be significantly slowed or even reversed through the implementation of robust containment and control activities.

"China and other countries are demonstrating that spread of the virus can be slowed and impact reduced through the use of universally applicable actions, such as working across society to identify people who are sick, bringing them to care, following up on contacts, preparing hospitals and clinics to manage a surge in patients, and training health workers," noted the statement.

The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 80,695 by the end of Saturday, and 3,097 people had died of the disease, according to the National Health Commission Sunday. A total of 57,065 people had been discharged from the hospital after recovery. By the end of Saturday, 109 confirmed cases, including two deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), ten confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 45 in Taiwan, including one death. Fifty-five patients in Hong Kong, 10 in Macao, and 13 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospital after recovery.