Update: Chinese mainland reports 45 newly imported COVID-19 cases

Passengers entering China wait for a transfer bus at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, March 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland reported 45 newly imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 314, according to the National Health Commission.

Of the 45 newly imported cases, 14 were reported in Shanghai, 13 in Beijing, seven in Guandong, four in Fujian, two in Jiangsu, one in Hebei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shandong and Sichuan respectively, according to the commission.

The commission said it received reports of 46 newly confirmed cases on the mainland Saturday, including one domestic infection transmitted by imported cases in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. ■