China tightens COVID-19 restrictions in two cities ahead of Chinese New Year


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Share this content Bookmark BEIJING: Two Chinese cities south of Beijing further tightened COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday (Jan 9) as authorities race to stamp out a resurgence in infections. Mainland China reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down from 53 reported a day earlier. The National Health Commission said in a statement that 14 of the 17 locally transmitted infections were in Hebei. The commission also reported 38 new asymptomatic cases, down from 57 a day earlier. Advertisement Advertisement China does not classify these asymptomatic patients, who have been infected by the coronavirus but are not yet showing any...