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Wuhan registers two cases of coronavirus again amid a new national rise in infections

Wuhan registers two cases of coronavirus again amid a new national rise in infections

July 1 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Chinese city of Wuhan, origin of the global coronavirus pandemic, its first two infections in more than a month, while the country has registered the highest number of infections in the last three weeks despite the containment efforts of the authorities .

The two affected are two workers from the city port, both asymptomatic and already under quarantine, the first after the symbolic visit to the city by Chinese President Xi Jinping, which the president dedicated to applauding the containment policy.

The province of Anhui, close to Wuhan, has registered an increase in cases this Friday, 107 compared to 14 on Thursday, so its approximately 750,000 inhabitants will undergo tests over the next few days.


The country registered 163 infections on Thursday, a maximum in the last three weeks, amid a change in containment measures that cuts the quarantine time in half but increases the pace of testing the populations to avoid long closures like the one that occurred. in Shanghai.

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