China records no new COVID-19 cases


Source: canberratimes.com.au canberratimes.com.au

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China's health authority says it's record no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak which began late last month may be tapering off soon. The latest outbreak was driven mainly by infections first detected among a few airport workers in the eastern city of Nanjing on July 20. Since then, more than 1200 people in China have been confirmed to be infected. The outbreak has spurred local authorities across the country to impose tough measures including mass testing for millions of people to identify and isolate carriers, as...