BEIJING (AFP): China has closed most of the makeshift hospitals opened to receive coronavirus patients in the epidemic's epicentre as the number of new infections in the country hit a record low.
There were 40 new cases nationwide, the National Health Commission said Monday , the lowest number of fresh cases since it started reporting the data in January.
In Wuhan, nearly 31,000 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, the provincial government said. Two of the most recent makeshift hospitals to be closed -- a converted sports centre and a factory -- had enough capacity for nearly 2,000 patients at a time.New infections in China have been generally declining in recent weeks as the country's draconian measures appear to be working.
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