coronavirus cases has raised fears of a new outbreak. The Chinese port city of Dalian had no new reported cases of Covid-19 for almost four months – until now.In the last few days three locals have been admitted to hospital with symptoms of the deadly virus.The authorities have scrambled to impose a lockdown – urging residents not to leave the city and tracing anyone who has had contact with the new victims.Localised spikes of coronavirus cases have been reported elsewhere in China.
In Xinjiang, western China, 18 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours. The new outbreak there has spread rapidly, bring 82 cases in the past week.