Chinese authorities announce stop of coronavirus epidemic in the country

A statement about the halt of the coronavirus epidemic was made during a briefing on 29 March by the official representative of the State Health Committee of China, Mi Feng. According to Mi Feng, as of March 28 in China, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection is less than three thousand. The spread of the coronavirus epidemic in China has been found to be stopped. According to the latest data, a total of 81,439 cases of COVID-19 infection were reported in China, of which 75,448 were treated for infection, and 3,300 died from the effects of coronavirus-caused disease. Recall, the Chinese authorities informed the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2019 about the outbreak of pneumonia of an unknown type. The disease was caused by coronavirus, called COVID-2019. By March 11, coronavirus infection of a new type had been detected in more than 100 countries around the world. In response to the spread of the disease, WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic.