China reports 16 new cases of Coronavirus infection in the country

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: June 12, 2020 09:43 AM2020-06-12T09:43:15+5:302020-06-12T09:43:15+5:30

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There have been 16 new cases of corona virus infection in China. One of the infected people is from Beijing, where a new case has come to light after 56 days. (Symbolic image)

China's local newspaper China Daily quoted the local corporation government as saying that the local case of Covid-19 in Beijing's Xicheng district was confirmed. (Symbolic image)

No new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in the capital in the last 56 days. China has strict segregation rules for locals coming from different cities and people coming from abroad. (Symbolic image)

On June 5 in Beijing, the rules regarding Covid-19 were made somewhat flexible and the situation in the capital became somewhat normal. Beijing's municipal government then relaxed the rules, saying there was no need to wear a mask. (Symbolic image)

On June 5 in Beijing, the rules regarding Kovid-19 were made somewhat flexible and the situation in the capital became somewhat normal. Beijing's municipal government then relaxed the rules, saying there was no need to wear a mask. (Symbolic image)

However, people still continued to wear masks. According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), 11 people returning from outside the country were found infected with the corona virus on Wednesday. Six of them are from Shanghai, three from Guangdong and one each from Tianjin and Fujian.

According to regular information released by the NHC, there have been no cases of infection from local contact in mainland China. The NHC also reported four new cases on Wednesday showing no signs of infection.

Cases that do not show symptoms of infection are those in which the person does not show symptoms like fever, sore throat, cough but there is a risk of infecting the other person. (Symbolic image)