Two Hebei cities locked down


Citywide measures: Medical workers taking swab samples from residents in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province. — China Daily/ANN

HEBEI: Hebei province in China has confirmed 127 Covid-19 cases and detected 183 asymptomatic carriers since the outbreak began on Jan 2, said Xu Jianpei, vice governor of Hebei province, at the province’s first provincial-level press conference for epidemic control.

The cases were all detected in the cities of Xingtai and Shijiazhuang, the province’s capital.

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