Covid In China: A total of 1,308 domestically transmitted infections have been reported in China.
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China is facing the largest outbreak of COVID-19 caused by a highly transmissible Delta variant, with some areas restricting entry of people from a northeastern city where the diseases Infections have grown faster than elsewhere in the country over the past week.
According to Reuters calculations based on official data, a total of 1,308 domestically transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms were reported in the mainland between October 17 and November 14. through 1,280 local cases from the Delta outbreak in the summer.
This marks the most widespread Delta outbreak in China, which has affected 21 provinces, regions and centrally run cities. It is smaller than many outbreaks in other countries but authorities in China are anxious to prevent transmission in accordance with the government’s zero-tolerance guidelines.
Dozens of provincial areas contained their outbreaks within weeks, thanks to the swift implementation of a complex set of measures, including rigorous contact tracing, multiple rounds of screening of people in the areas. areas at risk, closure of entertainment and cultural venues, and restrictions on travel and public transportation.
However, the city of Dalian in the northeast of the country is struggling with the virus, Wu Liangyou, an official at the National Health Commission, said at a news conference on Saturday.
According to Reuters calculations, since Dalian’s first local symptomatic patient from the latest outbreak was reported on November 4, the city of 7.5 million has detected an average of about 24 new cases locally, more than any other Chinese city.
Several cities near Dalian, including Dandong, Anshan and Shenyang, said people arriving from Dalian must be quarantined in centralized facilities for 14 days before they can move around freely.
As of November 14, mainland China has reported 98,315 confirmed cases of coronavirus with symptoms, including both domestically transmitted infections and infections imported from abroad. There have been 4,636 deaths.
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