After a long battle that spanned months,China¡¯s national health authorities are saying that the peak of the novel coronavirus outbreak has passed.?
Reports state that the situation in China, where the virus originated, has improved remarkably with a steady decline in new cases. The number of new cases has dropped to a single digit on ground zero in Wuhan.?
The final group of 49 patients walked out of the Wuchang temporary hospital in the capital of Hubei province on Tuesday afternoon to cheers,?according to the Xinhua news agency.??
The hospitals were converted from public venues such as exhibition centers and gymnasiums in early February in an effort to treat patients with mild symptoms.
A Reuters report also states that?the last two of 16?temporary hospitals in the epicentre city of Wuhan?have been shut down,
A video doing the rounds online shows doctors celebrating the closing down of these emergency coronavirus units.?
According to a Chinese state media website,?the makeshift hospital in Wuhan's Jiangxia District which?transformed from a sports center received a total of 564 patients, 392 of whom were discharged after recovery.?The 16 temporary hospitals in Wuhan have received a total of 13,000 patients reports?Xinhuanet.?
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Despite the closures, Wuhan¡ªa city of 11 million¡ªremains under lockdown after more than 50 days.?Since the outbreak, President Xi Jinping made a high-profile visit to the stricken city, his first since the outbreak began.