Expert: China to contain COVID-19 epidemic by end of April

China will contain the coronavirus epidemic by the end of April, the head of China's COVID-19 expert team, Zhong Nanshan, said in a press conference held in Guangzhou City on Thursday.

Zhong added that the first coronavirus case was confirmed in China, but the source of the virus might not have come from China, as many other countries are also reporting cases.

Zhong's team previously predicted the peak of the epidemic to arrive in mid to late February. Zhong said that he's confident in the prevention and control measures China has taken and stands by the predictions made by his team.