- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has risen above 1 million, according to the new tally from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday afternoon.
- There were 896,450 confirmed cases (72,839new) globally, and45,526 people (4,924 new) have lost their lives by 10:00 CET April 2, according to the daily COVID-19 situation report released by the World Health Organization.
- Xinhua reported that the Chinese health authority on Friday demanded continued prevention efforts in communities, workplaces, and households to guard against an epidemic rebound as the country faces rising risks of imported COVID-19 cases.
- According to the regular press conference of the Foreign Ministry on April 2, China always attaches great importance to the safety and health of foreign nationals in China. Foreign citizens who contracted the COVID-19 here have also been treated as equals. At the same time, all the foreigners in China should strictly abide by China's laws and regulations on the prevention and control of infectious diseases and local regulations in this regard.
- The Chinese mainland reported 31 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday, according to the National Health Commission on April 2. And 29 of them were imported cases, bringing the total number of its kind to 870. Also, on Thursday, 60 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland.
At the regular press conference of the Foreign Ministry on April 2, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said, "China always attaches great importance to the safety and health of foreign nationals in China." She added that Foreign citizens who contracted the COVID-19 here have also been treated as equals. At the same time, all the foreigners in China should strictly abide by China's laws and regulations on the prevention and control of infectious diseases and local regulations in this regard. "Foreigners who defy epidemic prevention measures and disrupt public order, thus endangering public health and safety, will be held accountable according to law," said the spokesperson.
A border inspection police officer checks information of a newly arrived inbound passenger in Chongqing, southwest China, March 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Xinhua reported that the Chinese health authority on Friday demanded continued prevention efforts in communities, workplaces, and households to guard against an epidemic rebound as the country faces rising risks of imported COVID-19 cases."With a growing number of imported cases, China is still facing risks of sporadic locally-transmitted cases and even local outbreaks of COVID-19," said Mi Feng, spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC), at a press conference.
The Chinese mainland reported 31 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday, according to the NHC April 2. And 29 of them were imported cases, bringing the total number of its kind to 870. Also, on Thursday, 60 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland. At the same time, seven were confirmed of being infected with the virus, and 101 were discharged from medical observation, according to the NHC. A total of 1,027 asymptomatic-infected patients were still under medical observation. The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 81,620 by the end of Thursday, including 1,727 patients who were still being treated, altogether 76,571 patients who had been discharged after recovery, and 3,322 people who died of the disease. By Thursday, 802 confirmed cases, including four deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 41 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 339 in Taiwan, including five deaths. A total of 154 patients in Hong Kong, ten in Macao, and 50 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has risen above 1 million, according to the new tally from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday afternoon. There were 896,450 confirmed cases (72,839new) globally, and45,526 people (4,924 new) have lost their lives by 10:00 CET April 2, according to the daily COVID-19 situation report released by the World Health Organization. No new countries/territories/areas reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.