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BEIJING/WUHAN, April 26-- After more than three months of arduous fight, Wuhan, the Chinese city once hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak, cleared all COVID-19 cases in hospitals on Sunday. This came as a 77-year-old man surnamed Ding tested negative for the second time for coronavirus in the capital city of Hubei Province. He no longer had clinical symptoms and was able to be discharged, an official with Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said. Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission, said at a press conference in Beijing that the outcome was earned through the hard work of medical workers in Wuhan and those sent from across the country. By Saturday, 82,827 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the Chinese mainland. More than 93.4 percent of them had recovered. Sunday's announcement was a new testament that the local spread of COVID-19 in the country has basically been curbed. It was also a milestone for Wuhan. This came five days after its cases dropped to double digits and less than 70 days after daily hospitalized cases peaked at 38,020. "It is a historic day," said Shang You, a critical care unit doctor in Wuhan. "We have been waiting for this day for so long." The success was attributed to a series of comprehensive, rigorous and thorough measures rolled out by authorities and followed through by the public to stem the outbreak. | 
