China will use stronger macro policy tools to cushion the epidemic fallout while making efforts to ensure that the epidemic will not rebound.

Xi Jinping and his Zimbabwean counterpart exchanged congratulatory messages Saturday on the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.

Of the total imported cases, 728 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 847 were being treated in hospitals with 47 in severe condition.

The announcement said that Sansha has been approved by the State Council, China's Cabinet, to establish Xisha District and Nansha District.

Though the coronavirus outbreak has now turned into a global pandemic, China took the first and hardest hit as the virus caught the country unaware without any warning.

Chinese GDP in the first quarter contracted by 6.8 percent from a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

The train, which was loaded with medical supplies was a stellar example of how China and Europe can stand together in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.