South Korea says it recorded no new domestically transmitted cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday (Apr 29). It's a major milestone for the country, which had been among the worst affected by Covid-19. Four new cases had all been imported and were detected as the patients arrived in the country.
It was once one of the biggest virus hotspots in the world, but South Korea has over the past 24 hours recorded zero locally transmitted cases.
Four imported cases were recorded on Thursday, all of which were found at airports, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 10,765.
This is the lowest daily increase in over two months, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At its peak, there were hundreds of new cases reported in South Korea each day as the country carried out aggressive testing measures.
China's 'Davos' cancelled
China has cancelled the 2020 Boao Forum for Asia - touted as the region's answer to Davos's World Economic Forum - due to the virus outbreak.
In a statement on its website, the forum said it had make the "difficult decision" to not go ahead.
It said it appreciated the "unwavering support from the Chinese government, members and partners of the forum since the outbreak".
The annual conference was initially scheduled for Mar 24-27 this year. It was then postponed, but now has been cancelled.
There have been more than 3.1 million confirmed cases worldwide and a quarter of a million deaths of people with Covid-19.
