China reports 33 new coronavirus cases
07 November, 2020
China reported 33 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Friday in comparison to 36 cases a day earlier, medical commission said on Saturday (Nov 7).
All of the new infections were imported, according to a statement published by the National Health Commission.
Earlier in the week, Beijing said it has banned foreign arrivals from France and a bunch of other countries amid efforts to close itself faraway from a world still battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The condition first emerged in central China late this past year, but Beijing has largely brought its outbreak under control through tight travel restrictions and stringent health measures for anyone entering the country.
In March, as the virus ripped around the world, China shut its borders to all or any foreign nationals, though it had slowly but surely eased the restrictions lately.
However in a sharp about-turn, Chinese embassies in countries including Britain, Belgium, India and the Philippines said this week that Beijing had made a decision to "temporarily suspend" entries by non-Chinese nationals.
France was among the most recent to become listed on that list, with a statement on the Chinese embassy website dated Thursday saying non-Chinese arrivals would be barred from entering the united states.
Chinese embassies in Russia, Italy, Ethiopia and Nigeria also announced similar measures.
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China slammed the move on Friday as a "serious body blow to business sentiment".
China reported 27 new asymptomatic patients, in comparison to 33 a day earlier.
As of Friday, mainland China had 86,184 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said.
The COVID-19 death toll stood at 4,634.
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