The disease first emerged late last year, sweeping through Wuhan city and surrounding Hubei province, killing thousands and sickening many more.
Workers disinfect a subway train in preparation for the restoration of public transport in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province. PHOTO: AP
Five new infections were confirmed in one residential district of Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the virus was initially detected late last year and which emerged from its own lockdown roughly four weeks ago, following dramatically dwindling numbers. That lockdown eased in recent weeks as officials said the disease was under control, with travel to and from the city allowed.
There were also 11 new “asymptomatic” cases reported in wider Hubei province. China is recording symptomatic and asymptomatic cases separately. Jilin’s provincial capital imposed a 21-day quarantine and mandatory four nucleic acid tests for arrivals from Shulan. The virus has now infected more than four million people worldwide — claiming more than 280,000 lives — and crippled the global economy.No new deaths have been reported nationwide for nearly a month, with life in China gradually returning to normal after months of disruption.
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