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Shulan, a Chinese city in the northeastern province of Jilin bordering North Korea, was ordered to partially close some facilities after a surge in the number of coronavirus cases.
Jilin ordered stringent curbs in Shulan city, closing all but most essential services and requesting residents to stay at home, the province said in a statement on its website. The city raised its virus threat alert level to high risk from medium, the province said.
There were 11 new coronavirus cases in Shulan on May 09, local health authorities said on Sunday. The city is investigating the source of the infection after a police employee came down with Covid-19, the South China Morning Post said in a separate report.
On Sunday, China reported an increase in both new and asymptomatic cases. There were 14 new coronavirus cases on May 9, including those in Shulan, the largest daily increase this month for the nation, according to Bloomberg calculations based on official data. Jilin province has reported a total of 105 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and 19 imported ones.
The 12 locally transmitted cases reported on May 9 were the highest since March 11, Mi Feng, a spokesman for National Health Commission, said at a briefing on Sunday.
The commission said the country should keep stay on high alert and avoid gatherings.