Imported COVID-19 cases reported in 26 provincial-level regions on Chinese mainland

A total of 26 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland had reported imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the National Health Commission (NHC) said Thursday.

By Wednesday, the Chinese mainland had reported 841 imported cases from 47 countries, said Mi Feng, spokesperson for the NHC, at a press conference.

Nine provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Wednesday reported no domestically transmitted cases, suspected cases or close contacts, Mi said, adding the daily number of new domestic cases reported on the Chinese mainland has remained less than five since March 12.

Mi stressed further tightening epidemic control in communities around the country and conducting thorough epidemiological investigations to contain the virus.