Residents line up for the COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Jinshui district of Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, Aug 2, 2021. [Photo by Shi Baoyin/chinadaily.com.cn]
BEIJING - The State Council inter-agency task force for COVID-19 response has dispatched a working group to guide prevention and control efforts in central China's Henan province, the National Health Commission said Monday.
Henan reported one locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 case and 28 asymptomatic cases on Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.
By the end of Sunday, there were 31 confirmed COVID-19 cases still hospitalized in Henan, including 13 locally transmitted cases. There were 287 close contacts under medical observation in Henan.