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Shanghai reported seven new imported COVID-19 cases and no increase in domestically transmitted cases Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday.
All the seven cases were Chinese nationals living or working overseas. One left the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 3 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport the same day. The other six, all from the Philippines, arrived at the same airport on Aug. 5 aboard a flight.
They were put under quarantine upon arrival and diagnosed as confirmed cases after showing symptoms, according to the commission.
A total of 137 close contacts on both flights have been put under quarantine.
Shanghai had reported 422 imported COVID-19 cases from March 5 to Aug. 6. The city had registered a total of 342 locally transmitted cases as of Thursday.
