China adds 139 new virus cases as death toll tops 3,000

China on Thursday reported 139 new coronavirus infection cases for the mainland, most of them in the hard-hit province of Hubei, as the death toll reached over 3,000.Wuhan, Hubei's provincial capital, accounted for 131 of the newly confirmed cases, showing the epidemic persists in the city from which the virus spread across China, amid optimism that the spread outside of Hubei may be coming under control.Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of preventing the spread of the virus in the country's capital on Wednesday, warning of a rebound in the outbreak, state-run Xinhua News…READ FULL ARTICLE