WeChat QR Code

Home>News Center

China’s new outbreak may originate from port city; full measures taken to prevent virus spread

2021-05-17 09:46:19       source:Global Times

May 16, 2021


Yingkou, Northeast China's Liaoning Province is in the spotlight as epidemiologists believe that the recent resurgence of sporadic COVID-19 cases may have originated from the port city, which has imposed strict traffic control and anti-epidemic measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. 

The latest outbreaks were in two provinces - Liaoning and East China's Anhui - that had reported 16 confirmed and 13 asymptomatic carriers as of press time.

Epidemiological studies showed the travel histories of the confirmed cases and their close contacts were linked to at least six provinces and cities, including Beijing.


Read more:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202105/1223606.shtml