China on Sunday reported five new cases of the coronavirus, as the commercial hub of Shanghai announced the restart of some classes and airlines revive flights.
Of the new cases, two were imported and three came from the northeastern province of Jilin that has seen a small spike in infections of unknown origin.
No new deaths have been reported for the past month, but Jilin added one fatality retroactively, bringing China's total to 4,634 out of 82,947 cases recorded since the outbreak was first detected in the central city of Wuhan late last year.Just 86 people remain hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 while another 519 are in supervised isolation for showing signs of the virus or having tested positive without displaying symptoms.
The commission is placing a new emphasis on bio-safety, management of laboratories and training of personnel, Guo said.
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