ANKARA/BEIJING 

China’s National Health Commission said Saturday no new domestic cases of the virus known as COVID-19 has been found in the last three days.

The 41 new cases recorded Thursday were detected in passengers coming from abroad, according to a statement by the commission that said the number of "imported cases” increased to 269.

- COVID-19 checkpoints removed in Wuhan

Officials began removing COVID-19 checkpoints in Wuhan, where the outbreak began, because domestic cases have not seen, according to the South China Morning Post.

Residents celebrated the move with fireworks and some are suspicious about the reliability of the