China Reports 1 New COVID-19 Case... 9 Million Wuhan Residents Tested Completed

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[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] The number of new COVID-19 cases added in China on the 26th was limited to just one. The diagnostic testing to determine infection status in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where COVID-19 patients were concentrated, is in its final stages.

On the 27th, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) announced that as of midnight, there was one new confirmed COVID-19 case. This was an imported case infected overseas who entered Shanghai, China. Including this case, there are currently 79 confirmed patients receiving treatment in China.

The government does not include asymptomatic infections in the confirmed case statistics; 28 new asymptomatic infections were added on the 26th alone. Currently, a total of 404 asymptomatic infections are under medical observation. Asymptomatic infections refer to people who test positive for COVID-19 but do not exhibit specific symptoms such as fever, cough, or sore throat.

Since the comprehensive infection status survey in Wuhan, Hubei Province?where new confirmed and asymptomatic infections were concentrated?is in its final stage, the possibility of additional cluster infections occurring within China has decreased.

According to the state-run Global Times, Wuhan conducted nucleic acid testing to confirm COVID-19 infection status for 9 million residents from the 15th to the 24th. The test results found 1 confirmed COVID-19 case and 218 asymptomatic infections, who are currently receiving treatment.

Meanwhile, China, which considers its COVID-19 prevention efforts successful, is attributing the responsibility for the damage in the United States?where COVID-19 deaths have reached 100,000?to the policymakers.

Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Zhong Nanshan recently stated in an interview with the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP), "The number of deaths in the United States is shocking," and added, "The failure of the U.S. response was because they did not listen to the advice of medical experts. Former U.S. President Donald Trump underestimated the infectivity and harmfulness of COVID-19, considering it as a severe flu. U.S. officials also ignored experts' concerns regarding the resumption of economic activities," he criticized.

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