China Reports 1 New COVID-19 Case... Partial Lockdown in Some Wuhan Areas Due to Cluster Outbreak

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] China reported 1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 on the 11th in a single day.

On the 12th, the National Health Commission of China announced that as of midnight, there was 1 new confirmed COVID-19 case. It was reported in the Neimenggu region as an imported case infected overseas and entering China.

The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in China is 82,919, with a total of 4,633 deaths. Currently, 115 patients are receiving treatment as confirmed cases.

There were 15 new asymptomatic infections added in one day, which are not included in the confirmed case statistics. All were infected within China. Asymptomatic infections refer to people who test positive for COVID-19 but do not show specific symptoms such as fever, cough, or sore throat. Currently, 760 people are receiving COVID-19 treatment as asymptomatic infections.

Some regions in China where COVID-19 cluster infections occurred are showing renewed efforts to strengthen quarantine measures. Sanmin District in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, where 6 confirmed cases were reported over two days on the 9th and 10th, has been under a 14-day lockdown since the previous day. This is the first time a specific residential area in Wuhan, where the lockdown was lifted on the 8th of last month, has been locked down due to a cluster infection. The risk level within the area was also raised from low risk to medium risk.

On Chinese social networking services (SNS), rumors are spreading that COVID-19 diagnostic testing will be conducted for all residents of Wuhan City. A Western news agency reported, citing internally obtained documents and sources, that each district in Wuhan City was instructed to submit detailed testing plans by the 12th.

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