Yiwu reports 48 COVID-19 clusters
By Ma Zhenhuan in Hangzhou and Chen Meiling |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2022-08-08 20:38
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Yiwu, a county-level city in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang province, reported 22 cases of COVID-19 as of 3 pm on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections since Aug 2 to 349, according to Wang Fengying, deputy director of the Jinhua Health Commission.
Most of the cases were found in Jiangdong Street, and 70 percent of them had visited Qingkou Night Market. The city has reported 48 COVID-19 family clusters.
The local authority is encouraging residents not to have gatherings of family and friends, as well as not to leave Yiwu unless absolutely necessary.
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