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China scrambles to stop rise in imported Covid-19 cases

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China reported 46 new cases of coronavirus, the fourth straight day with an increase, with all but one of those imported from overseas.

It has further stepped up measures to intercept cases from abroad as the outbreak worsens globally. While China says it has drastically reduced the number of domestically transmitted cases - the one reported today was the first in four days - it is seeing a steady rise in imported cases, mostly from Chinese people returning from overseas.

In a sign of how seriously China is taking the threat of imported cases, all international flights due to arrive in Beijing starting Monday will first land at another airport, where passengers will undergo virus screening, in an expansion of existing measures.

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