BEIJING — Here are the latest developments on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China:

— China has actively joined hands with the rest of the world to stem COVID-19, with the exports of medical supplies registering 10.2 billion yuan (about $1.43 billion) as of April 4 from March 1.

The items of medical supplies include 3.86 billion face masks, 37.52 million protective suits, 2.41 million infrared thermometers, as well as ventilators, testing kits and goggles.

— Medical treatment on patients infected with the coronavirus has produced notable results, with severe domestic cases falling below 300 on April 4, a Chinese health official said.

— Nearly 13.4 million people in China used online platforms to mourn the deceased on April 4, the Tomb-sweeping Day. People set up commemorative space and wrote messages online instead of visiting tombs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

— China's auto sector has steadily advanced production resumption weighed down by the outbreak. Among the surveyed 8,721 4S shops nationwide, 98.8 percent of them have resumed operations as of 4:00 pm on April 3, the China Automobile Dealers Association said.

— China's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, went live online on April 5 after being closed for over 70 days amid the pandemic. Through popular apps including People's Daily, Douyin and Tencent News, museum staff took viewers on a tour of the ancient imperial mansions, cultural relics and the springtime flora and fauna in the compound.

— Epidemic prevention and control in Beijing will probably become a long-term normal. The capital, a center for international exchanges, still bears the brunt of the risks as the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, said Xu Hejian, spokesperson for the municipal government and director of its information office, noting that there is no chance to call off the city's prevention and control work in a short time.

— Around 5.57 million people in Central China's Hubei province, hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak, had returned to work by April 3. Among them, a total of 3.46 million people had been back to their workplaces outside Hubei, with Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces as the top three destinations.

— Chinese health authority received reports of 30 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on April 4, of which 25 were imported.

— Also on April 4, three deaths, all in Hubei province, and 11 new suspected cases, all imported ones, were reported on the mainland.

— A total of 213 patients of COVID-19 were discharged from hospitals on April 4 on the Chinese mainland.

Altogether 76,964 patients had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of April 4.

— As of April 4, a total of 81,669 confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,329 people had died of the disease.

— As of April 4, the mainland had reported a total of 913 imported cases. Of the cases, 216 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 697 were being treated with 18 in severe condition.

— A total of 47 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland on April 4, including 16 imported ones. Three asymptomatic cases, all of which were imported ones, were re-categorized as confirmed infections, and 50 were discharged from medical observation including eight imported cases.

— By April 4, 862 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 44 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 355 in Taiwan including five deaths.

A total of 186 patients in Hong Kong, 10 in Macao and 50 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.

— No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported on April 4 in Hubei province.

— One more district in Wuhan has been classified as a low-risk area of the virus outbreak. This brought the number of low-risk districts in Wuhan to nine, out of its total 13 districts, as of April 3. Four other districts are classified as medium-risk areas.