Coronavirus update

China recorded zero new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases from Sunday, according to the country’s National Health Commission (NHC.) This is the first time since December 16 the country saw no new local cases.

The NHC reported 14 new total cases from Sunday, all of which were imported.

Last month, China saw a rise in locally-transmitted cases from an outbreak in Hebei province.

Following the outbreak, China imposed some of the toughest restrictions in the province since the country largely contained the spread of the coronavirus in March, with mass testing and lockdown measures to suppress the outbreak.