Total active domestic coronavirus cases on Chinese mainland falls below 500

The number of active domestic coronavirus cases on the Chinese mainland has dropped to under 500 as of Tuesday, National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng said during a press briefing on Wednesday.

Among all the active and asymptomatic cases, the percentage of imported cases is growing, said Mi. Sporadic related cases to these imported cases have also been surfacing.

Mi stressed that as Wuhan has lifted its outbound travel restrictions, the country needs to continue emergency response and normalized epidemic control and prevention to precisely contain the coronavirus at key areas and points of risk.