Coronavirus: traffic in and out of southern Chinese town halted after travellers test positive
- A woman and a man in their 30s travelled together to the town of Dalang in Dongguan from Shenzhen airport on December 4
- On Tuesday, China’s National Health Commission reported 51 new local symptomatic cases – all but seven were identified in Zhejiang province
A woman and a man in their 30s had travelled together to the town of Dalang in Dongguan from Shenzhen airport on December 4. They were later identified as asymptomatic patients during Covid-19 testing targeting travellers who had recently arrived in Dongguan, the city’s anti-epidemic task force said.
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“During traffic control, all vehicles are prohibited from entering Dalang except those with permits related to epidemic control, emergency rescue, nucleic acid sampling and the delivery of necessities,” Dongguan’s anti-epidemic task force said.
“People can only enter but not leave. If they need to leave or enter for medical or work reasons, they must carry proof of a negative test obtained within the previous 48 hours.”
The 33-year-old man visited four hotels, two karaoke boxes and six restaurants in his week’s stay in Dalang, which is home to 557,000 people. The woman, 30, had been to restaurants, a bubble tea shop, a nail salon and a foot massage parlour.