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As the city continues to see growing numbers of irregular COVID-19 occurrences, Heihe, a China-Russia border city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, declared the suspension of all bus and taxi services starting from Sunday.
As the city continues to see growing numbers of irregular COVID-19 occurrences, Heihe, a China-Russia border city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, declared the suspension of all bus and taxi services starting from Sunday.
The announcement was released by the authorities in Heihe after the city reported four new local cases on Saturday. As of Sunday, a total of seven confirmed cases and two asymptomatic cases in Heihe have been identified.
On Saturday, Heihe completed citywide nucleic acid testing of 165,925 individuals for COVID-19, government officials said at a press conference. During the test, two silent virus carriers were identified, one of whom was later diagnosed as a confirmed case.
A second evaluation was conducted by more than 5,000 individuals in key categories, all of whom returned negative test results. Another three areas in the city were listed as medium-risk COVID-19 areas, taking the total number to five as of Saturday in the city.
After one confirmed case and one asymptomatic case was identified on Tuesday, Heihe suspended all mass gathering activities and temporarily closed all business venues except markets.
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