China's Hubei, where Covid-19 began, eases lockdown

CORONAVIRUS | China's central province of Hubei, where the novel coronavirus behind the pandemic was first detected, will lower its emergency response level from tomorrow in the latest relaxation of lockdowns put in place to contain the virus.

Hubei will lower the level from the highest to the second-highest from May 2, the province's health commission said in a post on its public WeChat account today.