Chinese mainland reports no new local Covid-19 cases for 43 straight days

Reasidents wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus queue outside a Shake Shack restaurant at a shopping mall complex during the country's national "Golden Week" holiday in Beijing. China said there were no local Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Oct 3), the 43rd day without any local cases. - AFP

BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua): No new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases were reported Friday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

Ten imported Covid-19 cases were confirmed, the commission said in its daily report.