China tightens restrictions near Russian border after resurgence of coronavirus cases

China on April 22 tightened restrictions on movement of people near Russian border as more new cases emerged causing concern among authorities. According to reports, Heilongjiang province in China has emerged as new hotspot for COVID-19 cases after country was able to bend its curve. new cases are being reported mostly in Chinese citizens arriving from outside China or from domestic hot-spots. authorities have asked people who are returning home to go into self-quarantine.  

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According to reports, two new coronavirus clusters have been linked to a hospital in provincial capital of Harbin city, where wearing face masks has been me compulsory for people. city of more than 10 million people currently has 537 confirmed coronavirus cases, of which 384 were imported, said National Health Commission. China reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on April 22 and all of m were in Heilongjiang province. According to authorities, most new cases in province are linked to people returning from Russia and cash rewards are also being offered for help in catching people who illegally cross 4,600 km long border. 

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China has reportedly been able to bend its curve and control outbreak to an extent. total number of infections in country hasn't recorded a surge for fast few weeks, keeping it constant at just over 82,000. Meanwhile, number of deaths, which was also constant for a few weeks, surprisingly rose by 50 per cent on April 17 taking toll from nearly 3,300 to 4,632.

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Coronavirus outbreak

coronavirus outbreak has infected over 2.57 million people globally and has killed nearly 1,79,000 patients since it first broke out in December 2019. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in Chinese city of Wuhan, initial epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. Or countries that are currently worst affected are United States Italy, Spain, France, Iran, and United Kingdom, where death tolls have surpassed 17,000 mark each and in case of US it has crossed 45,000. 

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