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 Chinese authorities said 32 new domestically transmitted infections
with confirmed symptoms have been reported for Nov. 14, most of
which were in northeastern Dalian city. That brings the tally of
local cases since Oct. 17 to 1,308, Reuters calculations based on
official data showed, surpassing the 1,280 local cases from a summer
Delta outbreak.
This marks China's most widespread Delta outbreak, which has
affected 21 provinces, regions and municipalities. While it is
smaller than many outbreaks in other countries, Chinese authorities
are anxious to block any further transmissions under the
government's zero-tolerance guidance.
A dozen province-level regions contained their flare-ups within
weeks in the current outbreak, thanks to quick implementation of a
complex set of curbs, including rigorous contact tracing, multiple
rounds of testing of people in at risk areas, the closure of
entertainment and cultural venues and restrictions on tourism and
public transport.
However, Dalian remains locked in a struggle with the virus, Wu
Liangyou, an official at the National Health Commission has said.
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 Since Dalian's first local
symptomatic patients from the latest outbreak
was reported on Nov. 4, the port city of 7.5
million people has detected an average of about
24 new local cases a day, more than any other
Chinese cities, according to Reuters
calculations.
A few cities near Dalian, including Dandong,
Anshan and Shenyang, have said people arriving
from Dalian have to be quarantined at
centralised facilities for 14 days before they
can move freely, in an unusually cautious
measure.
As of Nov. 14, mainland China had reported
98,315 confirmed coronavirus cases with
symptoms, including domestically transmitted
infections and those from overseas. There have
been 4,636 deaths.
(Reporting by Ryan Woo, Roxanne Liu and Ella Cao;
Editing by Kim Coghill and Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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