Guangzhou authorities caution residents not to leave city amid Covid resurgence

Beijing Authorities in China's Guangzhou have asked residents not to leave the city unless absolutely necessary in the wake of Covid-19 resurgence. The city's headquarters on Covid-19 control and prevention also said that starting from Monday, those leaving Guangzhou must provide a negative nucleic acid testing result within 48 hours before departure, reports Xinhua news agency.

Guangdong province, of which Guangzhou is the capital city, on Saturday, registered seven locally transmitted Coronavirus cases and three locally transmitted asymptomatic infections. The provincial health commission said on Sunday that all of the confirmed and asymptomatic cases were reported in Guangzhou. Seven imported cases were also reported.