The Hill || The central Chinese city where the novel coronavirus first appeared in December reported no new confirmed cases of the disease over a 24-hour period, signaling that the outbreak can be mitigated with strict measures in place.
The Health Commission of Hubei Province, which includes Wuhan, China, said that there were zero new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The agency did report eight new deaths in the province, however.
The figure represented a milestone in the fight to stymie the spread of the virus, which has infected more than 200,000 people around the world, and hit nations such as China, Italy and Iran especially hard. The Hubei province had reported 67,800 cases as of Wednesday.
