China recorded no new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the first time it had seen no daily rise in the number of cases since the pandemic began in Wuhan late last year.

The National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement there were two new suspected cases: an imported one in Shanghai and locally transmitted case in the northeastern province of Jilin.

A total of 82,971 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died.