The surge in COVID-19 cases in China has continued and has spread to Wuhan, the city regarded as the origin of the outbreak.
Wuhan has locked down areas where the COVID-19 infections were reported. China's Global Times reported on Monday that Wuhan had reported seven COVID-19 cases. These were the first cases in Wuhan since June 2020. The Global Times reported "All people related to the infections have been under close-off management and were demanded to take nucleic acid tests. Epidemiological survey is under way."
AFP reported "Authorities in Wuhan on Tuesday said they would test its entire population for COVID-19". Li Tao, a local official, was quoted by AFP as saying the city of 11 million residents is "swiftly launching comprehensive nucleic acid testing of all residents".
On Tuesday, Global Times reported all schools in Wuhan have been closed. "All schools and tutorial institutions have been asked to suspend off-line classes and strengthen campus health monitoring, meanwhile speeding up the vaccination for teachers and students," Global Times reported. A total of eight communities in Wuhan have been placed under "closed-off" management. All residents living within these communities will be tested.
On Tuesday, China reported 90 new COVID-19 cases, eight less than the previous day's figure.
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Since last week, over 350 people in 27 cities were found to be infected with COVID-19, with the latest outbreak being traced to Nanjing city. The rise in cases in Beijing had led to some flights, trains and buses to the capital being cancelled on Monday.
The South China Morning Post reported "To guard against more imported cases, authorities at the Beijing municipal meeting agreed to step up control measures on people from medium- and high-risk areas—usually defined at the district neighbourhood level—from entering the capital. Anyone from a city with cases identified has been banned from entering Beijing and flights, trains and long-haul buses from those places have been halted.”
