Local Covid Transmission Persists In Henan, Shaanxi

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); });

2022-01-07 HKT 11:14

Share this story

facebook

  • A woman submits to a Covid-19 test in northwest Shaanxi Province. Photo: AP

    A woman submits to a Covid-19 test in northwest Shaanxi Province. Photo: AP

The National Health Commission has confirmed another 116 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections in its daily report on Friday, according to the Xinhua New Agency.

Shaanxi - where the provincial capital Xi'an remains in lockdown - accounted for 57 of the cases, while 56 were in neighbouring Henan and three in the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang, the commission said.

It also reported 58 new imported cases in 13 provinces and regions, and six suspected infections among new mainland arrivals in Shanghai.

RECENT NEWS

Tycoon Sits China's University Exams For 27th Time

Among the millions of fresh-faced high schoolers sitting the nation's dreaded "gaokao" college entrance exam on Wednesda... Read more

China's First Home-grown Large Cruise Liner Undocks

The first large cruise liner developed by China completed its undocking in Shanghai on Tuesday, marking its complete tra... Read more

Chinese, US Diplomats Hold 'frank' Talks In Beijing

Meetings between senior mainland and US officials in China this week struck an upbeat chord, with both sides agreeing to... Read more

China's Cruise Industry Set To Make Waves Again

China's cruise industry, suspended for more than three years due to the pandemic, is expected to resume operations in th... Read more

Toll From Deadly Landslide Rises To 19

All 19 people caught in a landslide in Sichuan province on Sunday have been confirmed dead, state media reported, announ... Read more

'Nato-like Alliance Disastrous For Asia-Pacific'

Defence Minister Li Shangfu on Sunday told the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore that any moves to establ... Read more