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Chinese province reports 10 new Covid cases

By IANS | Updated: July 19, 2021 14:45 IST

Beijing, July 19 China's Yunnan province reported five new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and five imported ones amid ...

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Beijing, July 19 China's Yunnan province reported five new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and five imported ones amid an ongoing resurgence, the local health commission said on Monday.

Four of the five local cases were registered in the city of Ruili while the remaining one was from Longchuan County under Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture that borders Myanmar, reports Xinhua news agency.

All the locally transmitted cases were identified in the mass nucleic acid testings.

Three of the imported confirmed cases were from Myanmar between July 3 and 17 while the two others arrived in China from Indonesia on July 16.

All of them tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday while under quarantine, according to the commission.

The province also reported one imported asymptomatic case.

There were also 26 asymptomatic cases, including one locally transmitted.

Ruili, which lies along China's border with Myanmar, has been reporting new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases since July 4.

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