Covid-19 returned to Wuhan, China for fear of a new wave of infection

According to China’s National Health Commission, the country recorded 14 more cases of Covid-19 on May 9, the most since April 28. In particular, among these is 1 case in Wuhan, the world’s first translation center. This is the first new case in Wuhan after more than a month of not reporting any cases. This case had no previous symptoms.

In addition, 11 of the 14 new cases are group infections detected in the city of Shu Lan, Jilin province, on the Korean border. A woman in Thu Lan who was identified with Covid-19 on May 7 and 11 newly discovered cases over the weekend were all family members or close contacts of the patient or family member of this patient. .

Jilin provincial authorities yesterday raised the alert level for the disease in Thu Lan from medium to high. The city of Shu Lan has also begun to strengthen its epidemic control measures, including blocking collective housing, banning unnecessary transportation activities, and closing schools.

With these latest developments, Chinese officials fear this may be the start of a new wave of infection in the northeast part of the country. As of May 9, China recorded a total of more than 82,900 Covid-19 cases, of which 4,663 were fatal.

The Covid-19 outbreak began in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, late last year. It has now spread to more than 210 countries around the world, causing more than 4 million people to become ill, of which almost 284,000 have died. To control the outbreak in Wuhan, the Chinese government took an unprecedented step: It blocked the city of 11 million people for 76 days.

Minh Phương
According to Reuters