Wuhan: Wuhan,which was called the epicenter of coronavirus pandemic virus, marks its fifth day of zero new covid 19 positive confirmed or suspected cases reports health officials

The city made Arduous efforts since Wuhan was locked down two months ago, and the number of existing infected cases kept decreasing not only in the epicentre but across Hubei province of which Wuhan is the capital.

However, zero cases do not mean there was no risk, there were still potential risks of spreading and even cluster outbreaks, Mi noted, adding that there was still hard work ahead in epidemic prevention and control.

As of Monday, China reported 81,454 confirmed cases with 3,158 deaths.

The worst-hit country outside mainland China is Italy with 5,476 fatalities and a total of 59,138 infections.