Yesterday, China raised the level of the epidemic threat in a district of Wuhan after discovering an infection with the Corona virus (Covid-19), which is the first in more than a month in the city that was the first epicenter of the epidemic, among 14 new cases announced by China recorded yesterday. , It is the first time since the beginning of May this year that China announces more than 10 daily casualties.
After not recording any new infection since the third of last April in the huge city of Wuhan, with a population of about 11 million people, the National Health Committee announced the monitoring of a new infection in the city that has been subjected to strict quarantine for more than two months in an attempt to contain the epidemic that caused about 83 One thousand injuries and 4,633 deaths in China, according to official figures.
The patient is a 89-year-old man, who lives in the Jongxihu district, northwest of Wuhan, according to local authorities.
Wuhan is considered a low-risk area since the quarantine was lifted on April 8th, and it is gradually re-active.
Students returned to the last year of high school in high schools last Wednesday, amid strict health measures and wearing masks, after the study stopped about four months due to the virus.
In addition to the injury in Wuhan, China yesterday reported 13 new cases of "Covid-19", the first time since May 1 in which it announced a daily toll of more than 10 injuries, and recorded the vast majority of new cases in northeast China, where imposed Quarantine on the city of Shulan in the province of Jilin, which is adjacent to North Korea, and the level of risk has been raised from medium to high.
The province said in a statement on its website that all services will be closed except for the necessary, and citizens demanded to stay in homes. The region indicated that it raised the level of the virus warning to the highest level.
In addition, the Chinese central bank said yesterday that it will strengthen exceptional measures to support the economy and make monetary policy more flexible in order to tackle financial risks.
The bank said that “the direction of long-term economic stability in China remains unchanged despite the outbreak of the Corona virus.” He continued, “But for the time being, economic development in China is facing unprecedented challenges, and we must carefully study the difficulties, risks and uncertainties.”
The bank indicated that it will maintain abundant liquidity, using macro and structural policy measures, and will continue to deepen interest rate reforms to contribute to lowering the cost of borrowing and allocating financial resources more effectively.
China's economy shrank 6.8% in the first quarter compared to a year ago, for the first time since at least 1992, as the virus outbreak paralyzed production and spending, and stepped up pressure on the authorities to do more to stop job bleeding.
Partial closure of a Chinese city on the border with North Korea, after a high incidence of «Corona».
The Chulan authorities enforce quarantine and raise the level of warning to the highest level.