North China's Inner Mongolia reports five new imported COVID-19 cases

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported five new imported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. All of them were diverted from international flights at the Beijing Capital International Airport to the Hohhot airport, local health authorities said on Tuesday.

The total number of imported cases in the autonomous region stands at 155, with no asymptomatic infections.

All patients were quarantined in designated hospitals and all close contacts were placed in designated locations for medical observation.