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In China, the number of new applicants has declined significantly, and criticism has been coming about the counting of rubber bands. Chinese officials welcomed the proverb, saying,

This is correspondent Chung Sung-yeop in Beijing.

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China's new checks fell to three-digit numbers in nearly a month because the number of epicenters, Hubei, fell to 300.

However, questions were raised as the number of people in Wuhan who belonged to Hubei counted more than the overall figure.

Authorities say the results of the clinical diagnosis were taken into account by subtracting the number of negatives from the test.

The credibility of the statistics is being doubted because the number of clinical diagnosis patients was added to the statistics to reflect the reality, and the number of patients was increased again in a week.

To date, China's cumulative confirmation has reached more than 74,600, and more than 2,120 have died.

Authorities outside the Hubei region continued to see a full-fledged decline and authorities reopened tourist attractions and Macau casinos.

Wuhan, which has not seen a surge, has tightened its citizens' control by banning private roads in three days.

Consul-General Kang Seung-seok, who was appointed to Wuhan, stressed the importance of maintaining relations between Korea and China, saying it is important to help in times of difficulty.

[Kang Seung-seok / Consul General of the United States: I hope that Korea will go on the same boat as China, Hubei and Wuhan.]

A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said, "I was impressed by Korea's deep support and friendship, citing our proverb that the land will harden after rain."