Chinese mainland clears all areas with medium and high COVID-19 risks

08:36, February 22, 2021

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  China's Jilin clears areas with medium COVID-19 risks

  Residents walk on the street in Dongchang District of Tonghua, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. Tonghua City, northeast China's Jilin Province, announced Sunday its district of Dongchang had been downgraded to a low COVID-19 infection risk area. Currently, the province has cleared all areas wi

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  China clears COVID-19 high-risk areas as Spring Festival holiday season wraps up

  Photo: VCGWith Northeast Chinas Heilongjiang Province downgrading COVID-19 risk levels in two areas from high to low, China cleared all high-risk areas on Thursday as Spring Festival holidays came to an end. The country did not see a surge in infections during the seven-day holidays, when people usually go back home for family reunions.China reported 11 new confirmed cases on Thursday, all of which are imported, according to the latest update from the National Health Commission. During the Spring Festival holiday, which took place from February 11 to 17, only one local infection was found in North Chinas Hebei Province, with the rest imported from overseas.Seeing no surge in infection numbers over the past few days, Heilongjiang Province declared on Thursday that two of its high-risk areas, also the last two in China, will be downgraded to low-risk, CCTV News reported.So far, four medium-risk regions remain, and are located in Hebeis Shijiazhuang, Heilongjiangs Suihua, Shanghai, and Tonghua in Northeast Chinas Jilin Province.The epidemic situation in China is a strong rebuke to Western speculation of a virus resurgence after the major holiday break, observers said."With no cluster infections reported during the holiday season, even with more personnel flow and more group gatherings taking place, it is safe to say that China has declared victory in containing the coronavirus for the holiday season," Yang Zhanqiu, deputy director of the pathogen biology department at Wuhan University, told the Global Times on Thursday.

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  Shijiazhuang adjusted to low risk area for COVID-19

  The entire city of Shijiazhuang, including the Gaocheng district, will be categorized as low risk for COVID-19 starting from next Monday, Jiang Wenhong, deputy mayor of Shijiazhuang, announced Sunday.Aerial photo shows vehicles running on streets in Shijiazhuang, north Chinas Hebei Province, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)This adjustment came after all residents in Gaocheng district tested negative for the coronavirus on Saturday. Jiang stressed that regular preventive and control measures must be strictly enforced to guard against a rebound of the virus, including mask wearing, social distancing, temperature testing and health code scanning.(Compiled by Peng Temin)