The China announced Sunday 97 new “imported cases” of contamination with the new coronavirus, that is to say due to people arriving from abroad, a level never reached since early March and the publication of this count.
The epidemic is globally contained in the country: only two additional local cases have been identified by the Ministry of Health. But authorities are worried about a second epidemic wave brought by international travelers.
Faced with this phenomenon, China closed its borders at the end of March to almost all foreigners. The new imported cases are therefore mainly the result of Chinese returning home.
The health authorities of Shanghai reported Sunday the arrival by the same flight from Russia of 51 infected people, all Chinese. They are among the 97 new imported cases identified nationally.
“Health code” bug
A large number of foreigners still present in Beijing were surprised Sunday to find that the color of their “health code” had suddenly changed for a few hours from green (no problem) to orange (compulsory quarantine at home).
This QR code on smartphone, generated by an official mobile application of the town hall, is assigned according to travel in risk areas in particular. A “green” code is required to be able to enter certain buildings.
Many codes were finally changed from orange to green in the afternoon, seeming to indicate that it was apparently a computer problem and not a deliberate desire by Beijing to quarantine foreigners from the city.
No new deaths due to Covid-19 on Sunday
In addition to these 97 new imported cases announced on Sunday, bringing the total to 1280, China has not reported any new deaths from Covid-19. It has now been 10 days since the daily number of additional deaths has been below five.
The official balance sheet is therefore 82,052 people infected with the new coronavirus in the country since the start of the epidemic, and 3,339 dead.
To reduce the influx of patients from abroad, China closed its borders at the end of March for an indefinite period to almost all foreigners. It has also drastically reduced international flights.
Anyone entering the country is also subject to a mandatory quarantine of 14 days.
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