xysoom: Shanghai Reports 18 Coronavirus Cases Among Inbound Travelers

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Shanghai Reports 18 Coronavirus Cases Among Inbound Travelers




Shanghai’s health authority on Monday reported 18 imported cases of COVID-19, the city’s highest single-day tally since mid-April.To get more shanghai coronavirus cases, you can visit shine news official website.

All 18 infections were among Chinese nationals who had arrived from the United Arab Emirates last week on two separate flights. They tested positive for coronavirus during the mandatory two-week quarantine period after landing in Shanghai.

According to a reward and punishment system China’s aviation authority introduced in June, one of the two routes involved will be suspended for four weeks for having 15 infected passengers on board.

In late July, Chinese authorities announced that all people traveling from international destinations would have to show negative COVID-19 tests before boarding the plane in a bid to further contain imported cases. It is unclear whether the two Shanghai-bound flights followed this protocol.

Domestically, the northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has seen a surge in coronavirus cases over the past few weeks. As of Tuesday, Xinjiang had reported 567 symptomatic COVID-19 cases and 131 asymptomatic cases since mid-July.
(Header image: An air passenger passes by a medical worker sterilizing a temporary corridor at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Aug. 10, 2020. Yin Liqing/CNS/People Visual)

Shanghai on Wednesday (Aug. 19) reported that a Chinese national had tested positive for COVID-19 five days after arriving from Taiwan.

Recently, multiple people have tested positive for the deadly virus after leaving Taiwan, including a Japanese woman in June, a Malaysian man on Aug. 14, and a Vietnamese citizen on Tuesday (Aug. 18).

The Shanghai health authorities on their Weibo page on Wednesday announced that eight imported coronavirus cases had tested positive after returning from Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore, the U.S., the U.K., and the United Arab Emirates.

According to the post, a Chinese citizen had arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Aug. 14 after visiting his relatives in Taiwan. The passenger was screened on arrival and has since been staying at a managed isolation facility.

The passenger is said to have exhibited symptoms of the virus. No further details have been revealed, including his movements in Taiwan.