China Reports Spike In New Coronavirus Cases On Border With Myanmar

Passengers wearing PPE line up to board their plane for an international flight at Hong Kong airport Beijing: China on Tuesday reported the highest daily tally of new confirmed COVID-19 cases since January, driven by a surge in imported infections in Yunnan province, where cases are spilling over from an “alarming spike” in neighbouring Myanmar. Mainland China recorded 65 new confirmed cases for July 19, compared with 31 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said in a statement. That was the most since Jan. 30, when 92 new cases were reported. Imported infections accounted for most of the new…