Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – China again has to swallow the bitter pill. The reason is that the outbreak of the Delta variant of the corona virus that causes the Covid-19 disease that is now attacking the country is believed to be growing rapidly.
“In the past 14 days, 14 provincial regions have reported new locally transmitted cases or asymptomatic carriers,” said Mi Feng, spokesman for China’s National Health Commission (NHC). Reuters, Monday (1/11/2021).
“The outbreak is still rapidly evolving, and the situation for controlling the virus is severe and complicated,” he added.
NHC data as of October 29 shows that there were 377 cases of local transmission of Covid-19. From October 17, when the new cluster of tour groups was discovered, the corona virus had spread in 14 provinces, from the previous 11 provinces.
Quotes WorldometersChina reported 92 new cases combined local and imported, for a total of 869 active cases as of Monday. In total there were 97,243 cases of infection and 4,636 deaths recorded in the country.
As of last weekend, at least three cities were locked (lockdown) government. Lastly, Heihe city, Heilongjiang province, which is located near the Russian border
The city of 1.3 million people reported 26 local cases on October 29. The number increased from the previous 9 cases on October 26.
China is also now wary of the onslaught of imported cases amid an increase in cases in border cities. The virus is said to be still spreading in countries around China, such as Russia and Myanmar.
“Many local infections found in northern and northwestern China since October 17 can be traced back to the source of the virus brought in from overseas,” the NHC said.
Frontier cities tend to have relatively few resources. This can be a threat that causes more severe disturbances.
China actually has relatively few cases compared to other countries in the world. However, the Covid-19 “zero case” method made the Bamboo Curtain Country take strict movement restrictions to suppress cases.
This is believed to disrupt the country’s growth. In the third quarter of 2021, Xi Jinping’s country’s economy only grew 4.9%, weakened from the second quarter of 7.9%, due to supply chain disruptions and the property sector debt crisis.
Disneyland Shanghai Closed
Meanwhile, in the report AFP, Disneyland Shanghai closed earlier this week. This was due to the discovery of one Covid-19 case at the playground.
The infection case was detected from a patient who returned to a neighboring province after going to Shanghai Disneyland. The manager said there was no definite date when the playground would reopen.
“Disneyland will remain closed for at least Monday and Tuesday to comply with pandemic prevention and control requirements,” the management said in a statement on Tuesday (2/11/2021).
“The reopening date has not been confirmed,” he added.
The closures came after Universal Studios Beijing said on Saturday it had found visitors who had close contact with an infected person. The park has been tracking it and says there have been no reports of infections.
(tfa/sef)
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