Single-digit cases but China says risk of second wave remains

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Mainland China reported five new confirmed Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases for Saturday night, down from eight the previous day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Sunday (May 17). Chinese government's senior medical adviser said that the danger of a second wave of infections is always looming large.

People wearing protective face masks to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus visit a bookstore in Beijing, Sunday . China on Sunday reported five cases of Covid-19 as the commercial hub of Shanghai announced the restart of classes for kindergarteners and junior graders from June 2. - AP

Two of the five confirmed cases were so-called imported infections, while three were locally transmitted in northeastern Chinese city of Jilin.The three domestically-transmitted cases are related to a district in Jilin city called Fengman, which has been classified by Chinese officials as a high-risk area for Covid-19.

Residents were advised not to leave the city and any who do need to leave must provide a negative test result taken within the previous 48 hours.

 

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