Mainland Reports 40 Local Covid Infections
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2022-02-15 HKT 12:32
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Mainland authorities have reported 40 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases.
According to the National Health Commission, 29 of them were reported in Liaoning, eight in the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, two in Guangdong and one in Guangxi.
Suzhou said on Monday it had suspended some long-distance bus services, locked down affected buildings and urged residents not to leave home or the city for non-essential reasons.
Suzhou Industrial Park, an important high-tech development zone that hosts about 100,000 companies and accommodates manufacturing facilities of foreign firms such as Samsung and Eli Lilly, started a round of mass testing on Monday. (Additional reporting by Xinhua, Reuters)
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