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Hebei COVID outbreak linked to overseas cases
    2021-01-18  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

THE resurgence of COVID-19 outbreak in North China’s Hebei Province is linked to overseas cases, local authorities said Saturday at a press conference.

The primary genome sequence of the novel coronavirus from cases in Shijiazhuang and Xingtai cities showed that the virus has no link with domestic cases.

Further investigation is still under way, local officials said, adding the researchers have yet to reach a final conclusion.

The mainland Saturday reported 109 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 96 locally transmitted cases and 13 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said yesterday.

Of the locally transmitted cases, 72 were reported in Hebei, 12 in Heilongjiang, 10 in Jilin, and two in Beijing, the commission said in its daily report.

A new suspected case arriving in Shanghai from outside the mainland was reported Saturday, said the commission.

The construction of the first batch of 1,500 rooms for centralized medical observation has been completed in five days in the city of Nangong in Hebei.

Each room with an area of 18 square meters is equipped with a bed, electric heater, toilet and sink. WiFi access is also available.

As of Saturday, more than 800 residents who were close contacts or secondary close contacts of the confirmed cases have moved in.

Construction of 1,500 more rooms has also been completed. The rooms will soon be put into use after being furnished.

The construction project started Jan. 10 after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was reported in the city, and the rest of the rooms will be ready within a week, according to the local publicity department.

(Xinhua)

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