SW China's Yunnan reports 15 new local COVID-19 cases

Southwest China's Yunnan Province reported 15 confirmed and two asymptomaticcases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, said local health authorities on Wednesday.

All of the 15 are cases of local transmission of the virus in Ruili City. Of these cases, 13 are new and two were previously reported to be asymptomatic. In addition, two more asymptomatic cases were detected through the city's mass nucleic acid testing campaign, the authorities said.

The gene sequencing of seven cases has been completed in Ruili, and the results show that the cases are highly homologous to theDelta variant of the virus, city officialssaid at a press conference.

The GuomenCommunity in Ruili City'sJiegao has been classified as a virus high-risk area.