Coronavirus in China Again! New coronavirus outbreaks spark unease in China
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 12, 2020 01:17 PM2020-05-12T13:17:42+5:302020-05-12T13:19:47+5:30
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The city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus pandemic in China, has reported its first cluster of infections since a lockdown there was lifted a month ago
An untraced coronavirus outbreak in a Chinese city near the Russian border and a spate of new cases in Wuhan has prompted fears of a fresh wave of infections in China.
On Sunday, Chinese authorities reclassified Shulan, a city near the Russian and North Korean borders, as high risk, after a cluster of cases connected to a woman with no known history of travel or exposure to the virus.
It came just a week after China designated all regions in the country as low or medium risk. On Sunday the country’s national health commission reported 17 new cases, its second day of a double-digit rise and its highest number in nearly two weeks.
Five locally transmitted cases were in three provinces which border Russia or North Korea – three in Jilin, and one each in Heilongjiang and Liaoning.
All of Jilin’s new cases were in Shulan city, including a 28-year-old woman, a 45-year-old man and a 56-year-old man, bringing the city’s total to 12.
Authorities have closed all public places in the city of Shulan, according to local Chinese media. Also places like sports facilities, cinema and library are sealed.
Citizens are asked to stay indoors. No taxis can leave the city, and all public transport has been suspended.
Local media said the source of Shulan’s chain of infection remained a mystery. Jilin provincial health commission said it originated with a 45-year-old woman who has no residential or travel history outside the province, and no known contact history with people returning from overseas or key provinces.
Significantly, Russia is surrounded by coronavirus, but North Korea is said to have no corona patients.