An-Najah News - A growing number of imported coronavirus cases in china, where the epidemic originated in December, risked fanning a second wave of infections.
“Beijing, the capital, still bears the brunt of the risks,” said Xu Hejian, spokesman for the Beijing government, told reporters.
China says imported virus cases raise risk of new infection wave
“There’s no reason to lay back and relax yet. It’s not a time when we can say everything is going well.”
Most of those imported cases have involved Chinese returning home from abroad.
A total of 3,300 people have now died in mainland China, with a reported 81,439 infections.
China was widely accused of a delayed response when suspected cases first emerged in December, with a young doctor reprimanded for “spreading rumours” when he tried to raise the alarm.
With traffic restrictions in the province lifted, Wuhan is also gradually reopening borders and restarting some local transportation services.