Chinese mainland reports no new COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said on Friday that no new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland on Thursday. No new suspected cases or deaths related to the disease were reported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

As of Thursday, a total of 82,995 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland. By Thursday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,734 imported cases. Also on Thursday, five new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. No cases were re-categorized as confirmed cases, and nine asymptomatic cases were discharged from medical observation. The commission said 409 asymptomatic cases, including 25 from overseas, were still under medical observation. By Thursday, 1,066 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in Hong Kong, 45 confirmed cases in Macao, and 441 in Taiwan including seven deaths.