Wuhan Reports No Asymptomatic Cases For First Time; Credits Mass Testing Campaign For Great Results

May 31 marked a new milestone for Wuhan -- no asymptomatic cases were reported for the first time on Sunday. It is believed that the mass testing campaign has done a power of good to the Chinese city. However, 16 new cases were logged in Mainland China, out of which 11 were from Sichuan province, three in Inner Mongolia, and two in Guangdong.

The novel coronavirus continues to ravage different parts of the world. Counties like the United States of America, Brazil, England, Russia and Italy continue to see a climb in cases, despite the nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures. Incidentally, the presidents of the U.S. and Brazil -- Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro -- received major flak for downplaying the severity of the pandemic, and are now considering joint research efforts to combat the pandemic.

The U.S. and Brazil continue to remain in the top two spots among countries to be worse-hit by the outbreak.

The White House had recently announced that works were in progress to send over 2m doses of hydroxychloroquine and 1,000 ventilators to Brazil, despite there being serious concerns surrounding the effectiveness of the anti-malarial drug.

The COVID-19 death toll touched 104,000 and 1.78 million confirmed cases in the U.S., while the U.K. comes a close second with 39,000 confirmed deaths. Brazil has a gnawing record of extremely high fatality rate, with over 29,314 lives claimed by the virus. Brazil on the other hand saw an unprecedented surge -- 16,409 new cases of Covid-19, raising the new total to 514,849.

While there’s still a long way to go before the curve flattens, with health experts predicting and readying themselves for a second intense wave of the highly contagious virus, several nations are contemplating re-opening the economy by easing the restrictions. The tearing hurry to get things back on track has been met with disapproval.

According to The Guardian, Jeanelle de Gruchy, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health, reportedly stated that colleagues across England were worried about the government downplaying the risks involved, yet again. But, this time around, it could be “misjudging the balance of risk between more social interaction and the risk of a resurgence of the virus, and is easing too many restrictions too quickly.”