China reports 25 new coronavirus cases, Wuhan has highest asymptomatic infections

China has reported 25 new COVID-19 patients, health authorities said on Monday, as 14 asymptomatic cases were detected in Wuhan, first epicentre of coronavirus where officials are doing mass testing of city's entire 11 million population, taking number of such cases in city to 337, highest in country.

death toll in China remained at 4,634 on Sunday with new fatalities reported.

China's National Health Commission (NHC) reported seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 18 asymptomatic cases on Sunday.

Jilin province where government has implemented strict control measures in last few days following reports of clusters of cases in Jilin city reported two cases on Sunday, while Shanghai city has reported one.

As of Sunday, overall confirmed cases in China h reached 82,954, including 82 patients who are still being treated, and 78,238 people who have been discharged after recovery.

Also on Sunday, 18 new asymptomatic cases including two from abro were reported in China, taking total number under medical observation to 448, NHC said.

Asymptomatic cases pose a problem as patients are tested COVID-19 positive but develop symptoms such as fever, cough or sore throat. However, y pose a risk of spreing disease to ors.

Wuhan which is undergoing mass testing of city's entire over 11 million population to determine prevalence of virus has reported new confirmed cases, but 14 new asymptomatic infections, taking number of such cases in city to 337, highest in country, according to figures released by local health commission on Sunday.

death toll in Hubei province stood at 4,512, including 3,869 in Wuhan. province so far has reported 68,134 confirmed COVID-19 cases in total, including 50,339 in Wuhan, according to officials figures.

As cases dropped, China on Sunday exempted people in Beijing from wearing masks, signalling that virus is under control in national capital.

As virus is abating in country, China is opening up all its business including entertainment centres like Shanghai Disneyl and to show that it has mand to control dreed virus while world is struggling with it with lockdowns and massive casualties.

vel coronavirus which originated in Wuhan in December last year has claimed 315,185 lives and infected over 4.7 million people globally, according to Johns Hopkins University data.