Six coronavirus cases recorded in quarantined Chinese city on border with Myanmar

The Chinese city of Ruili, located on the border with Myanmar, has been quarantined after six cases of the new coronavirus.

This outbreak is located in Yunnan Province, in the southwestern part of the country Of China, constitutes the greater outbreak of new coronavirus announced in the country for almost two months.

Ruili, a city of 210,000, also recorded three asymptomatic cases of the new coronavirus, according to provincial health officials, who said the three asymptomatic diagnosed with the new coronavirus were Myanmar nationals, according to AMPE.

The Chinese border has been closed for a year. Rowley was in the forefront of curbing the epidemic COVID-19 an important border crossing point with the city of Miz, on the other side of the border.

Authorities have warned they will “severely crack down on illegal border crossings” as well as trafficking networks and those hosting people who have crossed the border illegally.

However, the authorities did not specifically link the location of these cases with possible border crossings by citizens who fled Myanmar.

The military coup of February 1 in Myanmar caused fears of mass exodus of the population abroad in case the violence intensified.

The quarantine in Rowley was imposed for a week. Residents do not have the right to leave their home for no particular reason and only one person from each household can take over the supply, with permission.

China, where the new coronavirus was first identified in late 2019, has virtually eliminated the epidemic since the spring of 2020.

The country’s official report on new coronavirus cases stands at just over 90,000 and COVID-19 deaths at 4,636.

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