Transmission chains of COVID-19 in NE China's Dalian blocked as latest flare-up wraps up across the nation

Residents in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province took fifth round city-wide nucleic acid testing on Tuesday. Photo: VCG The latest COVID-19 flare-up caused by the Delta variant in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province has been contained with transmission chains in communities in the city basically blocked, the city’s health authority announced on Tuesday. As of Monday, a total of 339 infections tested positive for COVID-19 including 301 confirmed cases and 38 silent carriers with most infections in Zhuanghe, Dalian. The transmission chain is relatively clear, according to Zhao Zuowei, head of the city’s health commission. There have been no new…