Hospitalized COVID-19 cases in Wuhan drop to zero: Official

All COVID-19 patients in Wuhan have been discharged from the hospital thanks to the joint efforts of medical staff in the city and those who have come to Wuhan to assist, a spokesman with the National Health Commission said on Sunday.

Health authorities in the city will continue to guard against any rebound of the epidemic and closely monitor possible imported cases. At the same time, medical institutions in Wuhan will switch back to their normal work status to meet the medical needs of the public, according to Mi Feng, spokesperson for the National Health Commission.

Mi also said that by Saturday, about 60 percent of all imported infected patients had been discharged from the hospital. Among the imported cases, the proportion of severe patients was down by 53.2 percent compared with that a week go, he said.