China reported more than 100 new coronavirus infections for the sixth consecutive day. Rising infections in the northeast are fueling concerns of another national wave ahead of a major holiday season, Reuters reports.
The National Health Commission said in a statement on Monday that a total of 109 new patients were reported on Sunday, unchanged from a day earlier.
Of the 93 local infections, 54 were reported in Hebei province that surround Beijing.
Northeastern Jilin province reported a record 30 new cases, underscoring the risk of new clusters emerging.
Daily increases still remain a fraction of what the country saw at the height of the outbreak in early 2020, but authorities are implementing an aggressive package of measures including the lockdown of more than 28 million people in order to keep the disease from bringing the country to another painful standstill.
Beijing city, which reported two new local infections, will begin requiring travellers from abroad to undergo health monitoring for seven additional days following 21 days of medical observation, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
The number of new non symptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed patients, fell to 115 from 119 a day earlier.-Photo: China Daily
