China virus epicentre eases travel curbs as cases fall

Beijing (AFP) March 12, 2020

China eased travel restrictions Thursday on two cities at the epicentre of its coronavirus outbreak as the number of fresh infections dropped to a new low. Another 11 people died nationwide, the lowest daily increase since late January, bringing the toll in China to 3,169 deaths, according to the National Health Commission. There were only eight new cases in Wuhan, the central city where