Beijing-Sana
The Chinese National Health Commission announced that during the past 24 hours, the Chinese mainland recorded 226 new cases of coronavirus, including 166 cases in Shanghai Municipality.
And the Chinese news agency, "Xinhua", quoted the commission as saying today that Shanghai Municipality recorded 166 confirmed cases yesterday, and 1,203 cases of asymptomatic infection.
Earlier, the Chinese authorities again tightened restrictions imposed in Shanghai to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, as the city was just preparing to emerge from a strict month-long lockdown due to the outbreak of the virus.
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