China: Shanxi province reports 6 local COVID-19 cases

China's Shanxi province has reported six new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case in the last 24 hours.

The seven people, including five from Shanghai and two from Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, are all tourists to Xi'an, Xinhua reported.

Two of them, a couple, were diagnosed as confirmed cases on Sunday and the other five were diagnosed as confirmed or asymptomatic cases at 2:50 a.m. Monday, the commission said.

The seven, aged between 62 and 76, are being treated at a designated hospital in Xi'an.

Chinese authorities have imposed lockdown and other Covid-19 restrictions in Ghulja city as a response to the hike in the cases of deadly infection prompting 'bread and butter' difficulties for Uyghurs in the region.

( With inputs from ANI )

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