CHINA / SOCIETY
By Global Times Published: May 31, 2021 06:31 PM
Residents in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei Province, take COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday at a local vaccination site. Hubei had administered more than 6.3 million doses to its residents as of Sunday, and it vowed to vaccinate all major areas and major groups. Wuhan itself has vowed to vaccinate all local residents aged 18 and above. Photo: VCG
Since the beginning of May, the Chinese mainland has reported 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and found new silent carriers for 18 consecutive days, showing a faster transmission speed and a strong virus strain, while Chinese-made vaccines can tackle the different virus variants so far, officials from China's top health authority and CDC said on Monday.