In the Chinese cities of Suifenhe and Dongning in Heilongjiang province, located on the border with Russia, a “martial law” regime was introduced on December 13 in connection with the detection of one local case of coronavirus infection. About this on Saturday, December 12, writes the portal NBD.com
Over the past months, no cases of transmission of COVID-19 from local sources have been recorded in this province.
In connection with the detection of a sick state institution, public organizations and enterprises of these cities undertake to tighten control over the observance of preventive measures to combat the spread of infection. Transport links are temporarily suspended. Entry and exit from cities is closed for most residents. Those who need urgent medical care, which cannot be provided in local hospitals, must first notify the authorities of their departure.
On November 22, the Chinese authorities introduced quarantine in the city of Manchouli in the northeast of the country, located on the border with the Russian Trans-Baikal Territory, due to two cases of COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus detected there.
The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 disease, began at the end of December last year. The Chinese city of Wuhan became the hotbed of infection. For several months, the disease has spread to more than 210 countries of the world. On March 11, WHO declared a coronavirus pandemic.
According to the latest data, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the world has exceeded 70 million.In total, since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 1.5 million people have died from infection, more than 45 million patients have recovered.