China: coronavirus infections in city with its entire population in quarantine fall to their lowest level in a week

The number of new infections of coronavirus covid-19 in the Chinese city of Xi’an, it fell to its lowest level in a week, authorities reported Sunday as residents face their 11th day of strict house confinement.

On Sunday, 122 new infections were registered in the city, the lowest number since December 25, and below the 174 on Saturday.

Zhang Canyou of the Chinese disease control agency said he was beginning to see “some positive changes” after several rounds of testing in Xi’an and due to the impact of the confinement, he declared to the state channel CCTV.

“We will also make some adjustments in prevention and control measures in a timely manner.”he added.

However, there are 16 patients in “serious” condition, according to the National Health Commission.

Although these are low numbers compared to other parts of the world, the new infections in recent days have reached a maximum that has not been seen in China since March 2020.

Since December 9, more than 1,500 cases of the delta variant have been registered in Xi’an, and health officials told a news conference on Saturday that two patients are in critical condition.

China has not registered any deaths from covid-19 since January 2021.

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