It's been busy. Via Global Times: Real-time update on coronavirus outbreak. Note that the Chinese have traced the new local strain of SARS-CoV-2 to Europe. Excerpt:
8:30 am Jun 15
North China’s Hebei Province reported three COVID-19 cases on Sunday, which were close contacts of infection cases found in Beijing’s Xinfadi market.
7:58 am Jun 15
Chinese mainland reports 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 10 imported cases, and 18 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
Beijing reported 36 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and 6 new asymptomatic cases on Sunday
11:50 pm Jun 14
The coronavirus epidemic in Beijing is still very grim, and there are uncertainties in the prevention and control works: National Health Commission on Sunday
10:54 pm Jun 14
A comprehensive investigation and screening to be conducted on people who have been to Xinfadi wholesale market and Jingshen seafood market in Beijing since May 30, said E China's Anhui on Sunday, noting related people will undergo a quarantine and nucleic acid test immediately.
10:46 pm Jun 14
Five govt departments of Beijing jointly stipulate that close contacts of people related to Xinfadi wholesale market are not allowed to resume office work within 14 days after reporting.
10:18 pm Jun 14
A worker at the Yuquandong Market in Beijing's Haidian district has tested positive for the coronavirus and the local CDC is taking samples from every stall at the market. More than 300 workers at the market are being tested for virus.
Chengdu, capital of SW China's Sichuan Province, said in a notice on Sunday that people should avoid buying overseas products from areas severely stricken by the COVID-19 epidemic. Packages of fresh produces bought via e-commerce platforms should be disinfected upon arrival.
9:05 pm Jun 14
Some communities in Beijing's Chaoyang district have upgraded their response level against COVID-19 to Level II, as have Xicheng, Shjijngshan and Haidian districts.
9:01 pm Jun 14
COVID-19 tests showed negative results on cutting boards, knives and sewage at stalls selling imported salmon in 13 supermarkets and 14 farmers' markets in Wuhan: local health authority on Sunday
8:49 pm Jun 14
SW China's Sichuan Province on Sunday said it is requiring all arrivals from medium and high risk COVID-19 infection areas of Beijing to quarantine for 14 days.
8:29 pm Jun 14
China's central govt vows to launch a thorough screening and epidemiological survey around Xinfadi market in Beijing due to recent COVID-19 cases. The govt has also called on markets, restaurants and the delivery industry nationwide to conduct disinfection procedures.
8:15 pm Jun 14
Alipay, of Alibaba Group, dismissed a rumor Sunday that suggested it helped, through its Alipay big data, to locate and track 350,000 people who had been to Beijing's Xinfadi Wholesale Market.
8:05 pm Jun 14
The COVID-19 virus genome sequencing from Beijing's clustered infections in the Xinfadi market showed the virus is from Europe. Preliminary results showed the infections are related to imported cases: Beijing CDC researcher
