BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest developments on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China:
-- No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Thursday in central China's Hubei Province, said the National Health Commission Friday.
The province saw four new deaths, which were all reported in the provincial capital of Wuhan on Thursday.
The province also confirmed 51 asymptomatic COVID-19 patients Thursday, bringing the total to 742, all of whom had been put under medical observation by the end of Thursday.
-- Chinese health authority said Friday it received reports of 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, of which 29 were imported.
Two new domestic cases were reported -- one in Liaoning Province and one in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said.
-- China will hold a national mourning Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak and compatriots died of the disease, according to the State Council.
At 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Chinese people nationwide will observe three minutes of silence to mourn for the deceased, while air raid sirens and horns of automobiles, trains, and ships will wail in grief.
-- China will strengthen support for the development of cutting-edge technologies and new formats of industries showing great potential during the COVID-19 epidemic, and create a favorable environment for technological innovation.
-- Asymptomatic carriers, under strict containing measures, are unlikely to cause large-scale transmission of the novel coronavirus.
-- Wuhan conducted disinfection Friday on the local airport as operations will soon resume on April 8 when the city lifts its travel restrictions.
-- The Chinese health authority demanded continued prevention efforts in communities, workplaces, and households to guard against an epidemic rebound as the country faces rising risks of imported COVID-19 cases.
-- China's central bank announced a decision to cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for small and medium-sized banks by 100 basis points in its latest effort to bolster the real economy amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
