RuiliclosescityproperamidresurgenceofCOVID19cases
From: Shenzhen Daily
Updated: 2021-07-08 09:07
The city of Ruili in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province yesterday closed off its city proper and asked all residents to undergo home quarantine.
On Tuesday, Ruili reported 15 locally transmitted confirmed cases and two locally transmitted asymptomatic cases.
The city government of Ruili yesterday said at a press conference that seven positive samples had been sequenced, showing the infections are highly homologous to the more contagious Delta variant that is spreading overseas.
A mass nucleic acid testing campaign has been launched, with the government bearing all testing costs.
The city, hit by a recent COVID-19 resurgence, said that schools will suspend classes, restaurants will only be able to offer takeout services, and all establishments will be closed with the exception of some markets, hospitals and pharmacies.
The government will ensure necessities are supplied to the doorsteps of residents, according to the city’s headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control.