Hubei province will lift most lockdown measures on Wednesday

China's Hubei province, ground zero for the worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic, is planning to lift nearly all lockdown restrictions across the province on Wednesday, authorities announced.
Similar measures will remain in place in Wuhan, the provincial capital, until April 8, authorities said on microblogging platform Weibo.
The mysterious illness that turned out to be Covid-19 was first reported in Wuhan in December. Authorities responded by locking down the province and forcing millions to remain indoors. 
As of the end of the day Monday, Hubei had reported 67,801 coronavirus cases and 3,160 virus-related fatalities. 
However, the rate of new infections has been brought down significantly -- the province has only reported one new infection in the past six days. 
Nearly 82,000 people across mainland China have been infected, 3,277 of whom have died. More than 73,000 have recovered and been discharged from hospital.
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