Medical workers arrive at an airport in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, March 25, 2020. A total of 323 medical workers who went to aid in the COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei province returned to Yinchuan on that day. (FENG KAIHUA / XINHUA)

BEIJING/WUHAN - China has actively carried out international cooperation on fighting COVID-19, sharing epidemic prevention and control experience and technologies with the world, a health official said Thursday.

The latest diagnosis and treatment plan, prevention and control plan and other technical documents have been compiled by the National Health Commission and promptly shared with over 180 countries and more than 10 international and regional organizations, said Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the commission, at a press conference in Beijing.

The latest diagnosis and treatment plan, prevention and control plan and other technical documents have been compiled and promptly shared with over 180 countries and more than 10 international and regional organizations, said Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the commission

He said that a meeting to share China's epidemic prevention and control experience was jointly held by the commission and the WHO, which was attended by representatives from 77 countries and seven international cooperations and was watched by over 100,000 people online.

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China has also established an online knowledge center in the field of epidemic control and clinical treatment, as well as an expert database for international cooperation, Zeng said, adding that nearly 30 technical exchange meetings have been held with more than 100 countries and regions by video links.

"The video meetings can respond to the needs of foreign parties in a timely manner, as well as facilitate the accurate utilization of epidemic prevention and control technologies at home and abroad," Zeng said.

Zeng pointed out that China has dispatched teams of medical experts to Italy, Serbia, Cambodia and other countries, and has guided medical aid teams stationed in 56 countries to actively assist developing countries to carry out epidemic prevention and control work, as well as to hold over 200 online and offline trainings.

Next, the commission will continue to work effectively with the WHO to share China's anti-epidemic experience with the international community in various forms and provide technical support to relevant countries, Zeng said.

Zeng also called for joint efforts to combat the outbreak and promote the construction of a community of a shared future for humanity.

Assistance to 89 countries

Also on Thursday,  China International Development Cooperation Agency said China has provided assistance to 89 countries and four international organizations to fight against the novel coronavirus.

A new round of aid implementation programs is currently being prepared 

Deng Boqing, deputy head of the CIDCA

A new round of aid implementation programs is currently being prepared, Deng Boqing, deputy head of the CIDCA, said at a press conference held in Beijing.

"China's anti-virus external assistance is the most intensive and wide-ranging emergency humanitarian operation since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949," Deng said.

Chinese medical workers and supplies have been sent to 28 Asian countries, 16 European countries, 26 African countries, nine countries in the Americas and 10 countries in the South Pacific, he noted.

On the premise of fully ensuring domestic epidemic control, China has properly formulated its aid plan and offered assistance to other countries within its capability, Deng said.   

Noting China is facing rising risks of imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease, Deng said China's assistance to other countries is conducive to the global fight against the virus and will consolidate its hard-won achievements in containing the spread.

Zero domestic cases on mainland

No new domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 were reported on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday.

The National Health Commission received reports of 67 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, all of which were imported.

Of them, 18 were reported in Shanghai, 12 in Inner Mongolia, and 11 in Guangdong. Beijing and Fujian both reported six cases, Shaanxi reported three cases, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Yunnan each reported two cases, and Shanxi, Jilin and Henan reported one respectively. By the end of Wednesday, 541 imported cases had been reported, said the commission.

The National Health Commission received reports of 67 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Wednesday, all of which were imported

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Also on Wednesday, six deaths and 58 new suspected cases were reported on the mainland. All the newly reported deaths were in Hubei province, of which five were in the provincial capital Wuhan, while all the suspected cases were from abroad.

On Wednesday, 401 people were discharged from the hospital after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 164 to 1,235.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 81,285 by the end of Wednesday, including 3,947 patients who were still being treated, 74,051 patients who had been discharged after recovery, and 3,287 people who died of the disease.

Hubei has so far reported a total of 67,801 COVID-19 confirmed cases, including 50,006 in Wuhan, while the toll in the province stands at 3,169.

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The commission said that 159 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

The commission added that 14,714 close contacts were still under medical observation. On Wednesday, 721 people were discharged from medical observation.   

Hubei saw 391 patients discharged from hospital after recovery on Wednesday. Among the 3,431 patients being treated in hospital, 914 were still in severe condition and another 287 in critical condition, according to the provincial commission.

By the end of Wednesday, 410 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 30 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 235 in Taiwan including two deaths.

A total of 106 patients in Hong Kong, 10 in Macao and 29 in Taiwan had been discharged from the hospital after recovery.