The deadly coronavirus is wreaking havoc globally, killing over 50 people in Iran, 34 in Italy and 22 in South Korea.
The government has downgraded the risk level of Wuhan for Covid-19 outbreak from high to medium, according to official media reports.
China's National Health Commission in its daily report on Monday said that 2,829 new cases of coronavirus were reported nationwide on February 2, taking the total number of infection to 17,205.
The overall confirmed cases on the mainland reached 80,735 by the end of Sunday which included 3,119 people who have died so far.
Over 2.52 lakh who were in close contacts with patients had been traced with over 1.85 lakh others still under medical observation.
The overall confirmed cases on the mainland have reached 80,881 by the end of Monday.
Recently, The World Bank has come up with the latest figures on the wealthiest countries in the world.
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