China reports 37 new cases, adopts wartime measures

Beijing, June 19

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China has reported 37 new Covid cases, including 25 in Beijing, where 183 patients are undergoing treatment, with the city implementing wartime measures to arrest the spread, the health authorities said on Friday.

The National Health Commission (NHC) said 32 new confirmed cases were reported in the country on Thursday of which 28 were domestically-transmitted and four were imported. Of the domestically-transmitted cases, 25 were reported in Beijing, two in Hebei province and one in Liaoning province, it said in its daily report.

No deaths related to the disease were reported on Thursday, according to the commission. As new cases continued to emerge, Beijing has implemented wartime measures to contain the spread of Covid, it said. Five new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland on Thursday. The authorities are closely monitoring Xinfadi market, which is at the centre of the new Covid cluster in Beijing.— PTI

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