Spread of local COVID-19 epidemic in China basically blocked: official

The local spread of COVID-19 in China has been basically blocked and the number of confirmed cases in the country has dropped below 3,000, said Mi Feng, spokesperson for the National Health Commission at a regular briefing on Sunday.

So far, a total of 693 confirmed cases imported from 42 countries have been reported, among which cases from seven countries account for 83.4 percent of the total, said Mi, adding that the possibility of a new spread caused by imported cases is still high.

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