Yunnan reports no locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, 5 imported cases

KUNMING -- Southwest China's Yunnan province reported no locally transmitted COVID-19 confirmed cases on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.

The province reported five new imported confirmed cases on Friday, all of whom had records of living in Myanmar, before entering Yunnan through land checkpoints between July 21 and July 23. The patients have been transferred to designated hospitals for treatment, after testing positive during customs quarantine.

The province on Friday also reported three asymptomatic cases, all from Laos.

By the end of Friday, there were 297 confirmed COVID-19 cases still hospitalized in Yunnan, including 79 locally transmitted cases and 218 imported ones. There were also 30 asymptomatic cases, among whom 28 were imported.