Liquor Chang "Border Control Must Be Strengthened"... Emphasizes Blocking Reverse Inflow via Land Routes

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[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] As overseas reverse imports of COVID-19 patients continue, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for stricter border controls.

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 7th, Premier Li chaired a COVID-19 task force meeting the day before and emphasized strengthening border management, saying, "Currently, confirmed COVID-19 cases outside China are showing an explosive increase."

He stated, "Recently, the risk of COVID-19 reverse imports through land borders has been increasing. The number of COVID-19 patients entering via land routes has surpassed those entering through air and sea ports," and instructed, "Local governments along the borders must take responsibility and ensure thorough quarantine and isolation." He also stressed, "Health inspections must be strengthened, and closed management of incoming travelers must be implemented. Traffic control in border areas should be strictly enforced, personnel management in border frontier villages must be enhanced, and stricter protective measures should follow for border trade markets."

Premier Li's directive comes because a significant number of confirmed COVID-19 cases have recently been detected among people crossing the border via land routes. In Heilongjiang Province, 20 new confirmed cases were reported in a single day on the 5th, all imported from Russia. All confirmed cases are Chinese nationals who arrived in Vladivostok by flight from Moscow, Russia, and then entered China using land transportation such as trains or buses.

Meanwhile, no deaths from COVID-19 were reported in China on the 6th. This is the first time since the outbreak that no new deaths have occurred.

Thirty-two new confirmed cases were reported, all reverse imports infected overseas entering China. Twelve new suspected cases were also reported, all reverse imports from abroad. The cumulative number of reverse import confirmed cases in China stands at 983, with 285 recovered and 698 currently classified as reverse import patients undergoing treatment.

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