9 imported coronavirus cases reported in Shanghai

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Nine more imported cases of novel coronavirus were reported in the city on Wednesday, bringing the total number of such infections to 213, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Thursday morning.

All the patients are Chinese — four working in Russia, four studying in the UK and one studying in France.

They have been transferred to the designated hospital and their 53 close contacts on the planes have been tracked and put under quarantine and medical observation.

Meanwhile, 11 imported cases — four from the UK, three from the US, two from Italy, one from Canada and one from Switzerland — were discharged from hospital upon recovery on Wednesday. One patient had been seriously sick and was finally cured by local doctors, the commission said.

So far, of all the 213 imported cases, 89 have been discharged upon recovery and 124 are hospitalized, including one in critical condition.

Another 11 suspected imported cases are undergoing test.

No new locally transmitted cases or suspected cases were reported on Wednesday.

Among the 339 local cases, 328 have been discharged upon recovery and four are hospitalized, all in critical condition. There have been so far seven local fatalities.

No asymptomatic infection cases are undergoing medical observation right now, the health commission said.

Source: SHINE

Shanghai set to reopen schools after coronavirus closures

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Local schools in Shanghai that have been closed in an effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus will reopen starting April 27, the director of the city’s education commission said on Thursday.

Lu Jing said classes for the final years of both junior and senior high schools would be permitted to resume on April 27.

Schools should make preparations to resume classes for other grades before May 6, he said, with specific timing to be announced by each school.

Source: Reuters

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Asymptomatic patients can spread the virus

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Chinese State Council said on Wednesday that asymptomatic coronavirus patients can spread the virus and all local medical institutions need to report online detection of such cases in two hours.

The Council sent out a notice saying that local governments need to conduct more coronavirus nucleic acid testing on those who may have been exposed to the transmission of the virus.

The notice clarified that asymptomatic patients are those who show no clinical symptoms, like fever, coughing and throat pain, but test positive for the coronavirus.

Source: CGTN

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