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China's Liaoning reports no new confirmed COVID-19 cases
2020-08-13
No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Northeast China's Liaoning province for the sixth straight day on Aug 11, the provincial health commission said on Aug 12.
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New Xinjiang cases drop to single digits
2020-08-13
Daily new COVID-19 infections in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region dropped to single digits on Aug 11 for the first time in three weeks as a senior public health expert said that a large number of asymptomatic infections or cases with minor symptoms had complicated the fight against the outbreak.
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Xi signs order awarding 4 persons for outstanding contribution in COVID-19 fight
2020-08-12
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Aug 11 signed a presidential order awarding four persons the national medal and honorary title for their outstanding contribution to fighting the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Case zero not always where first cluster is: WHO official
2020-08-11
A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Aug 10 highlighted that while the first clusters of cases were picked up for epidemiologic research, case zero is not always where the first cluster is.
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China's first mobile nucleic acid testing lab makes debut
2020-08-10
China's first mobile nucleic acid testing laboratory was put into use at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Aug 7.
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Citywide testing proves effective in containing Urumqi outbreak
2020-08-07
As a citywide nucleic acid testing program has demonstrated its efficiency in detecting COVID-19 cases, residents in Urumqi don't need to panic, a senior city official said at a conference on Aug 6.
