Heilongjiang disinfecting worst-hit villages as 21 new cases added By Zhou Huiying in Harbin and Han Junhong in Changchun | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-01-29 11:38 Share CLOSE Aerial photo taken on Jan 28, 2021 shows medical supplies in Suihua city, Northeast China s Heilongjiang province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Northeast China s Heilongjiang province detected 21 new locally transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 16 asymptomatic carriers on Thursday, the provincial health commission said on Friday.
Data from the commission showed all the cases were found in Suihua city s Wangkui county and the provincial capital city Harbin, the two major affected areas in the recent outbreak. To ensure the safety and health of villagers who are in central quarantine after returning home, comprehensive disinfection efforts starting on Monday have been conducted in the worst-hit villages of Huiqi township in Wangkui, Dong Shuangq