SHANGHAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – China reported 25 new COVID-19 circumstances on the mainland for Sept. 10, up from 17 a day earlier, the nationwide well being authority mentioned on Saturday.
One of many new infections was regionally transmitted whereas the remaining have been imported, the Nationwide Well being Fee mentioned.
The variety of new asymptomatic circumstances, which China doesn’t classify as confirmed circumstances, was 21, the identical because the day earlier than. Of the brand new circumstances, 5 have been native.
The native confirmed case and 4 of the asymptomatic ones have been present in Putian metropolis, within the southern province of Fujian, the fee mentioned.
The state-owned Folks’s Every day reported that every one provincial and intercity shuttle buses operating from Putian have been suspended from Saturday as a part of epidemic prevention and management measures.
Mainland China has confirmed 95,153 COVID-19 circumstances, with the demise toll unchanged at 4,636.
Reporting by Brenda Goh; Modifying by William Mallard
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