Coronavirus in China: Hebei legislature postpones annual session amid surge in cases
- China reports 103 new infections, the nation’s biggest daily tally in more than five months
- Second round of mass testing for all 11 million residents of Shijiazhuang to begin on Tuesday
Hebei on Monday reported 82 new locally transmitted cases for the previous day – the highest daily tally since the latest outbreak began on January 2. The northern province also recorded 49 asymptomatic cases, which are not included in China’s official tally.
A total of 265 local cases were being treated in hospitals, with 203 asymptomatic carriers under medical observation in the province as of Sunday, health authorities said.
The worsening situation prompted the province’s legislature, the Hebei People’s Congress, to postpone its annual meeting that was due to be held on January 25. A new date will be announced later, according to official newspaper Hebei Daily.
Top Communist Party leaders and government officials, business leaders, academics and economists gather annually for both national and provincial people’s congress sessions to review and discuss policies and plans.
