China says its Covid-19 peak is over

Medical workers pose for photos after seeing cured patients off at the Wuchang temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 10, 2020. - Xinhua

BEIJING (Xinhua): China on Thursday said the peak of the current outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country is over, hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic a pandemic.

And a renowned Chinese respiratory specialist said it could be brought under control by June, if most countries act like China.