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Guangzhou cancels 888 flights after detecting 527 COVID-19 cases in a single day
By Global Times
Published: Nov 01, 2022 12:45 AM
Residents take nucleic acid test of COVID-19 in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on October 29, 2022. Photo: VCG
The city of Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province is facing pressure from imported COVID-19 cases from other provinces and from overseas, and there has also been a local rebound. The manufacturing hub reported 527 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday and it has dealt with a total of 260 COVID-related incidents since October 1.
"COVID-19 infections were imported through various ways such as by air, rail, road freight and self-drive. People tested positive include freight drivers, tourists, students, and those coming to Guangzhou for medical treatment," Zhang Yi, deputy director of Guangzhou health commission, said on Monday press conference.
Zhang said these people have complex travel history which included urban villages, Internet cafes, hospitals, schools of all levels, large supermarkets and wholesale markets, explaining such huge movement of people has resulted in the increasing daily infections in recent days.
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Guangzhou cancels 888 flights after detecting 527 COVID-19 cases in a single day
By Global Times
Published: Nov 01, 2022 12:45 AM
Residents take nucleic acid test of COVID-19 in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on October 29, 2022. Photo: VCG
The city of Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province is facing pressure from imported COVID-19 cases from other provinces and from overseas, and there has also been a local rebound. The manufacturing hub reported 527 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday and it has dealt with a total of 260 COVID-related incidents since October 1.
"COVID-19 infections were imported through various ways such as by air, rail, road freight and self-drive. People tested positive include freight drivers, tourists, students, and those coming to Guangzhou for medical treatment," Zhang Yi, deputy director of Guangzhou health commission, said on Monday press conference.
Zhang said these people have complex travel history which included urban villages, Internet cafes, hospitals, schools of all levels, large supermarkets and wholesale markets, explaining such huge movement of people has resulted in the increasing daily infections in recent days.
more....
zhttps://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202211/1278423.shtml