China reports no new domestic Covid-19 cases for second day; toll at 3,248

On Thursday, 730 people were discharged from the hospital after recovery

No new domestic coronavirus cases were confirmed in China for the second consecutive day even as three more fatalities have been reported, taking the death toll in the country to 3,248, the Chinese health authority said on Friday. No new domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease were reported on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said.

China achieved a new milestone in its efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 in the last three months by reporting zero cases on Wednesday. However, the NHC said on Friday that it received reports of 39 newly