World News | Tibet's Capital Lhasa Cuts off Community Transmission of COVID-19: Authorities
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Tibet's capital Lhasa has essentially cut off the community transmission of COVID-19 as the autonomous region of China reported 570 cases on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday.
Beijing, Aug 29 (PTI) Tibet's capital Lhasa has essentially cut off the community transmission of COVID-19 as the autonomous region of China reported 570 cases on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday.
All new cases have been detected in high-risk areas, at designated quarantine sites, or among people under closed management, the office of Lhasa's leading group for fighting COVID-19 said.
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China's National Health Commission on Monday reported that the Tibet region has recorded 570 COVID-19 cases.
The community spread of the virus was stopped thanks to the arduous prevention and control efforts made by local authorities since the COVID-19 resurgence began on August 7, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
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The commission said that the COVID-19 prevention and control situation remains complicated, and there could still be risks of hidden transmission as the city has a number of medium or high-risk areas for COVID-19.
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