The Chinese city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province has suspended some public gatherings and dining at restaurants, closed multiple entertainment venues and locked down some areas to cope with Covid-19 flare-ups, the city government said on Wednesday (Aug 3).
In light of the latest Covid-19 infections, city-wide mass testing will be conducted on Aug 4, Yiwu's health authorities said late on Wednesday.
There were 38 new coronavirus cases in Yiwu since Tuesday, of which 9 were symptomatic and 29 were asymptomatic, the city's health authorities said.
Yiwu is a major manufacturing export hub in eastern China and home to 1.9 million people.
Source : businesstimes.com.sg