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China this Sunday raised the level of epidemiological risk in a neighborhood of Wuhan, after discovering a case of Covid-19, the first in more than a month in the cradle of the pandemic that emerged in late 2019.
A new case of coronavirus It was registered in this great metropolis in the center of the country, particularly hit by the virus and which remained for more than two months in strict confinement, the National Health Commission announced on Sunday.
This is the first reported case from April 3.
The affected is an 89 year old man residing in Dongxihu District, located in the northwest of Wuhan, according to local authorities.
The level of epidemiological risk in this neighborhood has been raised from “weak” to “medium”, the sources add.
Wuhan was considered a “weak” risk zone since quarantine lifted on April 8 and the activity resumed progressively.
High school seniors They returned to class on Wednesday -all with masks and respecting strict sanitary measures- after four months of forced vacation due to the virus.
Regardless of the case in Wuhan, China recorded Sunday 13 new cases of Covid-19 in its territory. It is the first time since May 1 that the country announces a double-digit increase in the number of contaminations in one day.
The vast majority of the new cases are located in the northeast of the country, where the city of Shulan has been quarantined.
On Saturday, China admitted that Covid-19 revealed “gaps” in its health systems and prevention of infectious diseases, at a time when US President Donald Trump criticizes its management of the crisis.
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