China’s latest Covid-19 outbreak continues with 50 new cases
- Hebei has now overtaken Heilongjiang as the province with the most cases as cities continue with mass testing and lockdowns
- Meanwhile, workers in Beijing are being told not to dump snow from infected areas in other districts
Hebei province reported 21 cases, overtaking the northeastern province of Heilongjiang as the area with the most cases. Heilongjiang had reported the most daily cases for eight straight days. The number of cases is broadly in line with the numbers seen in recent days.
A vast majority of the symptomatic cases in Hebei were in Xinji, a small city about 60km (37 miles) from the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, which reported 18 cases.
The Shijiazhuang city health authorities also reported three symptomatic and two asymptomatic cases at a quarantine facility on Saturday.
The National Health Commission also reported 21 asymptomatic cases from the community, which the ministry does not include in the official count.
Meanwhile, as snow fell in Beijing and other northern parts of China, workers sent to clear the streets were warned that snow from locked down districts should not be piled up in other parts of the capital, Beijing Daily reported.