On Sunday, China reported 108 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the highest in a day after 143 cases were reported on the 5th of March. There were two deaths reported on the day taking the death tally of China to 3,341.
The National Health Commission of China briefed the media and said that a total of 1,378 imported cases. 1,064 asymptomatic cases and 10 local infections have been reported. Of the 10 domestic infections, seven are in Heilongjiang Province and three in Guangdong Province. Of the 108 cases reported on Sunday, 98 of them were imported cases, people returning from abroad. Two deaths were reported from the Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak. With this, the total reported cases in China has gone up to 82,160.
Out of the 1,378 imported cases, 511 were discharged after they completely recovered, 867 are being treated and 38 are in critical condition. All the asymptomatic cases are under medical observation. These cases refer to people who are tested positive for the deadly virus but are yet to display any symptoms of the disease such as fever, cough or breathlessness.
The scare of the second wave
According to Chinese officials, the imported cases have been on the rise as hundreds of people are coming back to the country after the restrictions were lifted. Many of those are returning from the COVID-19 hotspots across the world. Even though the virus has been contained in various provinces, the scare of the second wave has taken over Chinese authorities.
Yu Kaijiang, a member of the local medical team, said that,
“”The proportion of COVID-19 patients has been very high at between 10 percent to 20 percent in each batch of inbound personnel.”
The Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Lav Agarwal, also said that the resurgence of the virus in China, Japan, and South Korea has become a cause of concern for India. He also pointed out that, with this development, India should continue to follow the containment plans and regulations strictly for a longer time than expected.
The virus originated in Wuhan has so far killed over 114,000 people with the United States having the most number of cases at over 500,000 and deaths at over 20,000.
Source: Livemint
