Beijing reports nine more imported COVID-19 cases

Beijing Center for Diseases Prevention and Control reported nine more imported cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including the husband of a patient who was confirmed with the virus on 13 March as an imported family cluster outbreak.

The patient, a woman identified by her surname Li, is a resident of Massachusetts; she arrived in Beijing with family, said Beijing authorities in a statement issued online.

Beijing police have launched a criminal investigation into Li who traveled to China from the U.S. while showing symptoms, and was confirmed infected after arriving.