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China reports fall in new virus cases for third day, 38 more deaths
China reported 115 new COVID-19 cases in Hubei province and four elsewhere on Wednesday, marking a fall in fresh cases for a third consecutive day.
The National Health Commission announced 38 additional deaths, bringing the national death toll to 2,981.
The virus, which originated in Wuhan, Hubei in December, has now spread to over 60 countries.
Mainland China has seen over 80,200 confirmed infections, while globally, nearly 3,000 fatalities have been reported.
Despite a general decline in new infections due to quarantine measures, there are mounting concerns about infections being brought back into the country from other global hotspots.
There have been 13 confirmed cases of the virus being imported to the mainland, all in Chinese nationals returning from overseas.
The number of suspected infections in China fell to the lowest level since late January, at 520 cases.
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