Shanghai reports 1 confirmed, 4 asymptomatic local COVID cases

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-06-12 20:25

Tourists pose with an inflatable doll of Donald Duck at Wishing Star Park of Disney Resort in Shanghai, East China on June 10, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

SHANGHAI -- Shanghai reported one locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 case and four local asymptomatic carriers from midnight to 5 pm Sunday, the municipal health commission said at a press conference.

All five have been sent to designated hospitals for medical treatment and observation, said the health commission, adding that epidemiological investigations were carried out immediately.

As of 4 pm Sunday, 78 close contacts and 180 sub-close contacts of the cases have been traced for quarantine.

The municipal anti-epidemic headquarters said five areas related to the infections have been classified as medium-risk for COVID-19.