<p>The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel <strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html">coronavirus</a></strong> outbreak first emerged, found no new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and 300 asymptomatic cases in city-wide testing that began in mid-May, officials said on Tuesday.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html">Track live updates on coronavirus here</a></strong></p>.<p>The city launched its ambitious campaign on May 14, testing 9.9 million people, after a cluster of new cases in the city raised fears of a second wave of infections.But authorities found no new cases of the disease in the May 14 to June 1 testing, officials told reporters in a briefing, adding that the asymptomatic cases were found to be not infectious.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html#1">COVID-19 Pandemic Tracker: 15 countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases, deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>China does not count asymptomatic cases, meaning people who are infected with the virus but do not exhibit symptoms of the disease, as confirmed cases.</p>.<p>The coronavirus is believed to have jumped from an animal to people in a market selling wildlife in Wuhan late last year.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-june-2-844578.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>The central Chinese city, capital of Hubei province, was placed under a lockdown on Jan. 23. It was lifted on April 8.</p>.<p>It was the hardest hit of any Chinese city and accounts for the majority of the 4,634 deaths and total of 83,022 infections reported in mainland China.</p>.<p>The cost of the city-wide testing effort was about 900 million yuan ($126 million). (Reporting by Lusha Zhang, Roxanne Liu and Se Young Lee Editing by Robert Birsel)</p>
<p>The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel <strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html">coronavirus</a></strong> outbreak first emerged, found no new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and 300 asymptomatic cases in city-wide testing that began in mid-May, officials said on Tuesday.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html">Track live updates on coronavirus here</a></strong></p>.<p>The city launched its ambitious campaign on May 14, testing 9.9 million people, after a cluster of new cases in the city raised fears of a second wave of infections.But authorities found no new cases of the disease in the May 14 to June 1 testing, officials told reporters in a briefing, adding that the asymptomatic cases were found to be not infectious.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html#1">COVID-19 Pandemic Tracker: 15 countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases, deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>China does not count asymptomatic cases, meaning people who are infected with the virus but do not exhibit symptoms of the disease, as confirmed cases.</p>.<p>The coronavirus is believed to have jumped from an animal to people in a market selling wildlife in Wuhan late last year.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-june-2-844578.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>The central Chinese city, capital of Hubei province, was placed under a lockdown on Jan. 23. It was lifted on April 8.</p>.<p>It was the hardest hit of any Chinese city and accounts for the majority of the 4,634 deaths and total of 83,022 infections reported in mainland China.</p>.<p>The cost of the city-wide testing effort was about 900 million yuan ($126 million). (Reporting by Lusha Zhang, Roxanne Liu and Se Young Lee Editing by Robert Birsel)</p>