A new record as China reports no Covid-19 local cases for 30 days

Two ladies are seen walking past a restaurant in Beijing on Tuesday (Sept 15). China on Tuesday said it has not had any local Covid-19 cases for 30 straight days. - AFP

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua): No new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases were reported Monday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. It was the 30th straight day China has not had a local case.

Meanwhile, eight confirmed Covid-19 cases arriving from outside the mainland were reported -- four in Guangdong and one each in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Yunnan, the commission said in its daily report.