Chinese mainland excluding Hubei reports 7 new COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported seven new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday outside Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, according to the National Health Commission Thursday.

Of them, six cases, including three in Guangdong, two in Gansu and one in Henan, were imported from outside the Chinese mainland. The total number of imported COVID-19 cases on the mainland rose to 85 as of the end of Wednesday, showed the figures.

The commission said it received reports of 15 new confirmed cases on Wednesday on the mainland, including eight from Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)