Number of domestic COVID-19 patients in severe condition is below 100

The number of domestic COVID-19 patients in China who are in severe conditions is under 100 for the first time as of Sunday, Mi Feng a spokesman of the National Health Commission (NHC) said at a press briefing on Monday.

According to the latest NHC report on coronavirus, there are 121 COVID-19 patients in severe condition on the Chinese mainland by the midnight of Sunday, including 38 imported cases.

Mi said China now faces global and domestic challenges as 10 new locally transmitted cases were detected in two Chinese Provinces, the largest daily increase since March 11, while the world has seen a continuing four-day increase of over 80,000 cases each day.