Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that the spread of the deadly coronavirus epidemic has been basically curbed at its epicentre in Hubei province and its capital Wuhan.

According to state media  Xinhua, President Xi Jinping today paid his first visit to Wuhan since the crisis erupted in January. After the visit he said, initial success has been made in stabilizing the situation and turning the tide in Hubei and Wuhan.