China faces rising risk of imported COVID-19 cases

Over 84 percent of the confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported on the Chinese mainland in the past week were imported cases, according to the health authorities.

The rapid spread of the disease around the globe has posed rising risks of imported cases to China, Mi Feng, an official with the National Health Commission, said at a press conference Thursday.

No new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland Wednesday, said the commission, adding that Wednesday's 34 new cases were all imported from abroad.

By the end of Wednesday, 189 imported cases had been reported, said the commission.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)