Beijing
The Chinese capital has recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for the 10th day in a row.
The total number of cases stands at 335 since a cluster outbreak was discovered at Xinfadi market on June 11, the municipal health commission said on Thursday. So far a total of 167 coronavirus patients have recovered and discharged from hospitals. As many as 17 asymptomatic people are still under medical observation, the municipal health commission added.
Beijing has four regions labelled as medium risk for COVID-19, all located in the Fengtai District. Meanwhile, the Chinese mainland reported one new imported novel coronavirus case.
Now the total number of imported cases climbed to 1,989, according to the the National Health Commission.
The imported case was reported in Shanghai, the commission said in its daily report. Among all the imported cases, 1,905 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 84 remained hospitalized, with two in severe condition, the commission said.
No deaths had been reported from the imported cases. No deaths related to the disease or new suspected cases were reported Wednesday, it said.
There were 259 patients still being treated, including three in severe condition. Altogether 78,719 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by Wednesday. As of Wednesday, a total of 83,612 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, among whom 4,634 died of the disease.
On June 6, Beijing lowered its emergency response to the virus from the second level to the third level as new cases of infection had not been detected there for roughly two months.
But the city again raised its alert level a notch on June 16, while bolstering measures to prevent further infections, such as obliging residents planning to leave Beijing to be tested for the virus and shutting down schools.
On the mainland overall, the number of infections with the virus that causes the disease COVID-19 now totals 83,565, including eight new cases, with 4,634 deaths, China’s health authorities reported.
On Tuesday, meanwhile, China’s annual National College Entrance Examination was carried out across the country, with the state-run Xinhua News Agency saying strict anti-coronavirus steps were taken to ensure the safety and health of 10.71 million students.
The exam, commonly known as Gaokao, had been postponed from June amid the outbreak of the virus.—AFP
