Hubei issues assessment report on risk level of coronavirus outbreak

Hubei Province on Saturday issued a risk assessment report on the novel coronavirus outbreak, rating a total of 103 counties, cities and districts in the province according to the three levels of low risk, medium risk and high risk.

Low-risk areas are those with no confirmed cases or no new cases for 14 consecutive days. Medium risk areas are those with fewer than 50 new cases confirmed within 14 days, or more than 50 but with no cluster outbreaks within the same time period. And high risk areas have more than 50 cases with cluster outbreaks within 14 days.

As of Friday, the province had 11 low-risk areas, 34 medium-risk areas and 58 high-risk areas. Hubei will assess and update the risk level of the epidemic in each county and urban area according to the changes and development of the outbreak, and make it known to the public in a timely manner.