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Qingdao Outbreak Unlikely to Cause ‘Second-Wave’: China News

CHINA PRESS

An outbreak of the coronavirus in China's northeastern city Qingdao is likely to be contained and limited to local infections while a "second wave" of large-scale infections is unlikely, the China News Service reported citing infections disease specialist Wu Zunyou of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As of yesterday, there were no new cases in the tourist city of Qingdao in addition to the 12 previously reported, though the actual scale may only be known after another week of observation, the news agency said. The local government said the outbreak is likely to be limited to a hospital and unlikely to spread outside the premises, China News said.

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