China has recorded no new cases of Covid-19 in the virus epicentre Wuhan or in the surrounding Hubei province, officials say.
The central Chinese city in the Hebei Province, where the disease originated in November, has reported no new infections for the first time since the outbreak started.
However, imported cases surged by a record, led by new infections in the capital of Beijing. The new imported infections also accounted for all of the new confirmed cases in mainland China, placing more pressure on authorities to screen travellers at key travel hubs.
Mainland China had 34 new confirmed cases on Wednesday, the country's National Health Commission said, more than doubling from 13 cases a day earlier.
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