China’s Hubei province to further lower Covid-19 emergency response level

Hubei, the original epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, has no confirmed cases over the past 24 days, the government said.

Government of China’s central Hubei province said on Friday it will lower its Covid-19 emergency response from level II to level III effective from Saturday.

FILE PHOTO: A foreign traveller wearing a mask walks past a departures information board at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing

Hubei, the original epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, has no confirmed cases over the past 24 days, the government said.