HONG KONG: China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday reported 96 new COVID-19 cases, including 90 cases of local transmission, according to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
Among the new infections, 26 have an unknown origin, the CHP said.
Meanwhile, Sichuan Province, said Thursday that a total of 50 close contacts of a Sichuan Airlines pilot who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night tested negative as of Wednesday, health authorities in Mianyang City. The 26-year-old pilot had participated in a wedding banquet attended by 300 people in Jiangyou of Mianyang City two days prior to his diagnosis.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN
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