A handful of local COVID-19 cases in eastern parts of China have prompted Shanghai city to limit tourism activities, as the country insists on zero tolerance against letting clusters spread
Shanghai city detected three domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms for Nov. 25, official data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday. The last local symptomatic infection in Shanghai was reported in August.
Shanghai has suspended travel agencies from organising tourism that involves trips between the city and other province-level regions. Xuzhou city in the eastern Jiangsu province, about 9 hour- drive from Shanghai, reported one locally transmitted asymptomatic carrier for Nov. 25 who was a close contact of a Shanghai infection. China counts asymptomatic cases separately.
It advised residents not to leave town for unnecessary reasons, and those who have to travel must show proof of a negative test result within 48 hours before departure.
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