Aerial photo shows an interior view of the "Wuhan Livingroom" makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on March 7, 2020. All patients at the "Wuhan Livingroom" have been discharged or transferred by March 7. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Seven more countries have seen local transmission of COVID-19, bringing the number of countries and regions where local transmission emerged to 53 in addition to China, according to the daily situation report on COVID-19 released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Sunday evening.
A total of 105,586 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide as of 10:00 CET on Sunday, an increase of 3,656 infections from the previous day, including 3,610 new cases outside China.
As for the Chinese mainland, it on Sunday reported four new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of imported cases to 67. A total of 1,535 patients of COVID-19 were discharged from hospital after recovery Sunday on the Chinese mainland. In total, 58,600 patients had been discharged from hospital by the end of Sunday.
Passengers are seen on balconies of their rooms on the "Diamond Princess", a cruise ship which has been kept in quarantine at the port of Yokohama in Japan, Feb. 19, 2020. Passengers on the novel coronavirus-inflicted Diamond Princess cruise ship started disembarking on Feb. 19 in Japan's Yokohama Port after a two-week quarantine period. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
A taxi leaves with passengers who have disembarked from the "Diamond Princess", a cruise ship which has been kept in quarantine at the port of Yokohama in Japan, Feb. 19, 2020. Passengers on the novel coronavirus-inflicted Diamond Princess cruise ship started disembarking on Feb. 19 in Japan's Yokohama Port after a two-week quarantine period. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
COVID-19 patients with minor symptoms gather at Daegu World Cup Stadium before they set off to treatment centers in Daegu, South Korea, March 5, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)
Medical workers rest at Daegu World Cup Stadium in Daegu, South Korea, March 5, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)
COVID-19 patients with minor symptoms gather at Daegu World Cup Stadium before they set off to treatment centers in Daegu, South Korea, March 5, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)
South Korean military epidemic prevention personnel disinfect a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, March 4, 2020. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)
Paramedics work in a tent outside the Brescia Civilians Hospital in Brescia, Italy, March 3, 2020. (Xinhua)
A paramedic works in a tent outside the Brescia Civilians Hospital in Brescia, Italy, March 3, 2020. (Xinhua)
Paramedics walk into a tent outside the Brescia Civilians Hospital in Brescia, Italy, March 3, 2020. (Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 3, 2020 shows the pre-triage tents set up outside Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 8, 2020 shows a view of a closed makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. The makeshift hospital converted from a sports venue was officially closed on March 8 after its last batch of cured COVID-19 patients were discharged. A full disinfection to the hospital will follow. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Volunteer Chai Xiaowei from Henan Province disinfects a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 8, 2020. The makeshift hospital converted from a sports venue was officially closed on March 8 after its last batch of cured COVID-19 patients were discharged. A full disinfection to the hospital will follow. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Aerial photo taken on March 7, 2020 shows an inside view of the "Wuhan Livingroom" makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. All patients at the "Wuhan Livingroom" makeshift hospital have been discharged or transferred by March 7. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Aerial photo taken on March 7, 2020 shows an inside view of the "Wuhan Livingroom" makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. All patients at the "Wuhan Livingroom" makeshift hospital have been discharged or transferred by March 7. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Medical staff are seen at a makeshift hospital converted from an exhibition center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 5, 2020. The first makeshift hospital converted from an exhibition center in China's epidemic-hit Wuhan city began accepting patients on Feb. 5. The hospital can provide about 1,600 beds to infected patients. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Patients infected with the novel coronavirus are seen at a makeshift hospital converted from an exhibition center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 5, 2020. The first makeshift hospital converted from an exhibition center in China's epidemic-hit Wuhan city began accepting patients on Feb. 5. The hospital can provide about 1,600 beds to infected patients. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 2, 2020 shows the Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China has built a makeshift hospital in 10 days to battle against the novel strain of coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)
Aerial photo shows the construction site of Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2020. Leishenshan Hospital is one of the makeshift hospitals to treat pneumonia patients infected with the novel coronavirus. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)■
