The number of new #China #coronavirus infections from overseas arrivals seems to be increasing every day a/c to official figures (usual caveats). So 46 new cases today include 45 from passengers arriving + 1 person in #Guangdong who caught it from a person arriving.
Overseas arrival #coronavirus cases just in #Beijing, for example, Caixin has counted 89, including from the #UK 28; from #Spain 23; from #Italy 18.
Overall picture a/c to official figures: 6,840 current #coronavirus infections in #China, 2,136 of those in a serious condition. This includes 5,013 patients still in hospital in #Hubei Province. Dead 3,255. Recovered 71,291.
Amongst the #China overseas arrivals infected with the #coronavirus there are both Chinese citizens and foreigners. At a press conference one day last week an official said that that day’s infected arrivals in #Beijjng were all Chinese passport holders.
Starting tomorrow all international inbound flights heading to #Beijing will be diverted to cities in other provinces (mostly neighbouring). Passengers have health screening/customs clearance at these airports. Then passengers who pass the health screening can fly on to Beijing.
A/C to official figures #Beijing now has 97 #coronavirus infections from international arrivals, aged from 1 to 69. Already discharged from hospital 7. More than half of them were Chinese students returning home from studying overseas. (Official figures usual caveats) #covid19
