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The Shijiazhuang government banned people from leaving the city to prevent Covid-19 from spreading when China posted its biggest daily change in five months.
China’s National Health Commission today reported 52 more cases of community nCoV infection, of which Hebei Province, home to Shijiazhuang City, recorded 51 cases, up from 20 cases recorded per day. prior to.
Authorities in Shijiazhuang, home to 11 million people, conducted massive tests and banned gatherings to reduce the spread of the virus. In addition to prohibiting residents from leaving the city, the government also prohibited residents and vehicles from areas considered high-risk areas of the city from leaving their counties.
Medical personnel took Covid-19 samples for people in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, on January 6. Image: Xinhua.
Hebei activated the war regime on January 5, which means that investigation teams will be formed at the provincial, municipal and district levels to trace contacts with people who test positive.
Chinese state television previously reported that Shijiazhuang had banned passengers from entering the city’s main station. The government also requires visitors to submit negative Covid-19 test results conducted within 72 hours before boarding a train or plane in Hebei province.
Mainland China today registered 63 new cases of nCoV, both domestic and foreign, the largest increase in the past five months. The number of asymptomatic cases also increased from 64 to 72 the day before. The total number of infections in China is now 87,278 people, of whom 4,634 have died.
In Dalian City, in the northeastern province of Liaoning, where domestic infections have been reported in recent days, residents of the medium and high risk area have been banned from leaving the city. Residents of other areas were also asked to limit unnecessary travel from Dalian.
Officials in southern China’s Guangdong province reported an infection with a more contagious variant of the virus discovered in South Africa on January 6. Some scientists are concerned that the currently implemented Covid-19 vaccine may not protect humans from this variant, as some mutations have been discovered.
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