Shanghai reports 1 new imported COVID-19 case
Xinhua
1595574552000

w644.jpg

File photo: Xinhua

SHANGHAI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai reported one new imported COVID-19 case and no increase in domestically-transmitted cases on Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday.

The imported case is a Chinese national who had worked in Zambia. The passenger departed from Zambia on July 20 and arrived at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Ethiopia on July 21.

The passenger was put under quarantine upon arrival and showed symptoms during the isolated observation period before the infection was confirmed.

All 58 close contacts of the patient on the same plane have been put under quarantine.

As of Thursday, Shanghai had reported 397 confirmed imported cases and 342 locally transmitted cases.