Coronavirus: China says province surrounding Beijing faces ‘very arduous task’ to curb new outbreak


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January 6, 2021 by A Chinese health official has warned that the province surrounding Beijing is facing a ‘very arduous task’ to curb a new coronavirus outbreak after dozens of people tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. Ma Xiaowei, a director of China ‘s National Health Commission, described the situation in Hebei as ‘severe’ after he arrived in the province of 75million to handle the fresh health crisis, according to state-run media. Official figures show that 63 people in Hebei tested positive during the 24 hours on Tuesday, including 20 clinically diagnosed infections and 43 asymptomatic cases – people infected with...