China has reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as all new local cases are accounted for by a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province.
Residents in Ruili's urban area were put under home quarantine and the local government launched a massive testing drive, restricting people from leaving and entering the city from last week after reporting COVID-19 patients.
Ruili accounted for all of the 15 new local cases reported on April 4 and the total number of new COVID-19 infections was at 32, which is the highest total since Jan. 31.
According to state media, the genetic analysis of the cases found in the city showed that viruses imported from Myanmar are the sources of the new local infections.
11 of the new patients reported in the city were identified as Myanmar citizens.
As a key transit point for Yunnan province, Ruili
has struggled to monitor its rugged 4,000 km (2,500-mile) border with Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, checking for illegal immigration amid last year's wave of unauthorised crossings by individuals seeking a haven from the pandemic.
In a bid to contain the coronavirus and build up herd immunity in the city, local authorities have also launched a vaccination drive in the city.
There was a total of 18 new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases.
The total COVID-19 fatalities in mainland China is 4,636 while total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 90,305.
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