The National Health Commission said 46 new cases were reported on Friday, including 42 involving travellers from abroad, up from 42 cases a day earlier. In its statement the commission added that 34 new asymptomatic cases were reported, down from 47 the previous day. Northeastern Heilongjiang recently reported a spike in new cases because of Chinese nationals entering the province from Russia, which has seen a surge of cases. Inner Mongolia had a daily tally of 27 new imported cases by Saturday morning, all from Russia, the region's health authority said. The central province of Hubei, where the virus emerged late last year, reported no new cases for a seventh successive day.

Source: bd News24 April 11, 2020 05:37 UTC