China reported 140 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the highest number in four months, as authorities struggled to contain the outbreak in several areas, including the city of Xi’an, where millions of people are confined.
China, where the new was first detected corovinavirus As of late 2019, it is on high alert as it prepares to host the Winter Olympics in February in the capital Beijing.
Of the 140 new infections, 87 were transmitted locally, according to a statement from the National Health Commission, compared to 55 the day before.
Most of the infections occurred in Xi’an, in Shaanxi province (northwest), where 13 million inhabitants have been confined since Thursday. Only one person from each home can leave every two days to make essential purchases and authorization must be requested.
Xi’an has recorded 330 symptomatic cases of local transmission since the first case was reported on December 9, 2021, which is low compared to outbreaks in other parts of the world.
Despite the fact that the country has reduced the number of cases to a minimum thanks to a “zero covid” strategy that includes border restrictions, long quarantines and confinements, the cases have multiplied in recent weeks.
China has reported 100,871 symptomatic cases and fewer than 5,000 deaths since the virus was detected in the city of Wuhan in late 2019.
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