All residents in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, will undergo a nucleic acid test against coronavirus starting on July 26 after an asymptomatic carrier was reported early on that day.

This round of mass testing will conclude on July 27, according to the COVID-19 epidemic control authority of Zhuhai.

The asymptomatic carrier flew in from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, which has reported several COVID-19 cases, to Zhuhai on July 19 and stayed in a hotel in Zhuhai. The person was sent to a quarantine hotel on July 21. The person tested negative against the virus for four times before testing positive on July 25 and was then transferred to a hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, a trade center, a hotel and two restaurants in Xiangzhou district of Zhuhai were put under a 14-day lockdown on July 26. Some other areas in Xiangzhou were placed under seven-day restrictive management. 

The city government pledged availability of commodities to those places.

Chinese mainland reports 40 new local cases

The Chinese mainland on July 25 reported 40 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 39 in Jiangsu and one in Liaoning, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on July 26.

Also reported were 36 new imported cases, of which 18 were reported in Yunnan, eight in Guangdong, five in Fujian, two each in Inner Mongolia and Henan, and one in Beijing.

No new suspected cases or deaths related to COVID-19 were reported Sunday.

Source: Xinhua, China Daily

Editor: Annie