The State Council orders that national flags be flown at half-mast around the country and at embassies and consulates abroad.
With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-mast, China has held a three-minute nationwide moment of reflection to honour those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak.
Commemorations took place at 10am local time in all major cities, but were particularly poignant in Wuhan, the industrial centre whereThe State Council ordered that national flags be flown at half-mast around the country and at Chinese embassies and consulates abroad, and the suspension of all public events.
Cars, trains and ships joined in what the official Xinhua News Agency called a"wail in grief" for three minutes.People wearing face masks stand on the street to pay tribute to those who died of coronavirusWuhan was placed under complete lockdown on 23 January in an effort to stem the spread of the virus and has been lauded as a"heroic city" by the nation's communist leadership for the sacrifices made by its 11 million citizens.
People have gradually been allowed to travel in and out of Wuhan under strict conditions and the quarantine on the city is to be formally lifted on Wednesday.