Community Transmission Alert in Shanghai After 2 Months

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] In Shanghai, China, an alarm has been raised as new confirmed cases of community transmission of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have emerged after two months.

According to the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission on the 22nd, six new confirmed cases of community transmission were reported in Shanghai the previous day.

This is the first time since November 23 of last year that community transmission cases have been reported in Shanghai. Authorities are conducting tests on 71 close contacts, including the initial six confirmed community transmission cases.

Shanghai authorities designated one residential area in Huangpu District as a medium-risk zone and ordered residents to quarantine for 14 days in hotels instead of at home.

Two hospitals where the confirmed patients work have suspended outpatient services and conducted infection tests on their staff.

In the capital Beijing, three new confirmed cases of community transmission were also added the previous day. At a press conference, Beijing's epidemic prevention authorities stated, "The COVID-19 cases in Daxing District are not related to the earlier infections in Shunyi District," and assessed that "the epidemic prevention situation in Beijing has become more complex and severe."

According to the National Health Commission, on the 21st, the number of confirmed community transmission cases across China was 94, including 47 in Heilongjiang Province, 19 in Jilin Province, 18 in Hebei Province, and 1 in Shanxi Province.

The total number of confirmed cases on the 21st, including 9 imported cases, was 103, and the number of asymptomatic infections reported was 119, including 20 imported cases.

At a food company in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 10 confirmed cases and 28 asymptomatic infections were reported in a cluster on the 21st.

In Tianjin, adjacent to Beijing, the fifth imported confirmed case infected with the UK variant virus within China was also reported.

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