East China's Zhejiang Province has reported 59 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases amid the latest resurgence from Sunday to Thursday, local authorities announced on Thursday.
Three cities – Shaoxing, Ningbo and Hangzhou – reported 27, 25 and seven cases, respectively. Among them, 35 were asymptomatic cases, officials from Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission told a press conference on Thursday.
Of the 25 cases in Ningbo, 10 were related to a moxibustion therapy salon.
Among the 27 cases in Shaoxing, 18 were associated with a funeral. Eleven of the 18 were close relatives and seven were distant relatives or friends.
More than 2 million people have been sampled in the three cities for mass nucleic acid testing, among which about 1.52 million have received test results.
Some cities in the province have imposed restrictions on public activities as part of anti-epidemic measures.
Public places, such as libraries, museums, Internet cafes, and chess and card rooms, have been asked to limit visitors at 75 percent of their total capacity and register visitor information according to the provincial COVID-19 prevention and control requirements.
The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 37 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
Of the new local cases, 24 were reported in Inner Mongolia, five each in Zhejiang and Yunnan, two in Heilongjiang, and one in Shaanxi, the commission said.
Also reported were 26 new imported cases in 10 provincial-level regions, according to the commission.
