China steps up scrutiny of inbound travelers as imported COVID-19 cases hit record
SHANGHAI: China is stepping up scrutiny of inbound foreigners and tightening border control after the number of single-day imported coronavirus cases set a record, helping double the daily number of newly detected infections.from 46 the previous day, with all but two involving travellers from abroad. In commercial hub Shanghai, 51 Chinese nationals flying in on the same flight from Russia tested positive.
In the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, which reported 21 new, Russia-imported cases on Apr 11, the local government said its Suifenhe border with Russia will remain closed after Apr 13. The border was temporarily closed on Apr 9 to contain the epidemic, and was scheduled to open next week.Even Wuhan, the first virus epicenter which this month emerged from lockdown after containing the virus, is vulnerable to imported infection, China's senior medical advisor Zhong Nanshan said.
"It's not yet time to take off masks," he said, adding China's enforcement of anti-virus measures offers experience to other countries seeking to contain the disease.Mainland China reported 99 new coronavirus cases on Apr 11, more than doubling from the previous day to reach a one-month high, showed data from China's National Health Commission. Just two out of the 99 cases were locally transmitted.
Delivery worker waits to drop off a package for a resident over barriers built to separate residential buildings and shops from a street in Suifenhe, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease continues. In addition, highlighting another major source of risk, newly reported asymptomatic coronavirus cases nearly doubled to 63 on Apr 11, from 34 the previous day.In an apparent response to criticism of mistreatment of foreigners, officials in Guangzhou said it treats foreigners and Chinese nationals equally in enforcing anti-virus measures.
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