China News Service, January 17 According to the website of the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, at 0-24 o'clock on January 16th, Guangdong Province added 2 newly imported confirmed cases, and Foshan reported that they were from Nigeria and Kuwait.

There were 3 newly imported cases of asymptomatic infections imported from abroad. Foshan reported 1 case from the Democratic Republic of Congo; Qingyuan reported 2 cases, from Turkey and Niger.

All of the above were found at the port of entry or isolation point, and were quarantined for observation after entry.

2 new cases were discharged.

  As of 24:00 on January 16, Guangdong Province has reported a total of 2,086 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia (690 imported cases).

44 cases are currently in hospital.