– Tech hub Shenzhen and factory base Guangzhou launch mass screenings and tighten travel restrictions to keep virus at bay
– Shanghai continues to battle record Covid-19 numbers, with total cases topping 250,000
– Researchers in Guangdong province have identified a dramatic reduction in other infectious diseases during the pandemic
– Cases of dengue, hand-foot-and-mouth disease and flu fell by more than half, with children the biggest beneficiaries
GUANGZHOU, 31 mai (Xinhua) — La province chinoise du Guangdong (sud) a enregistré dimanche 20 nouveaux cas confirmés de COVID-19 transmis localement, dont 16 étaient des cas asymptomatiques précédemment signalés, a déclaré lundi la commission provinciale de la santé.
– Macau and China’s southern Guangdong province have a mutually recognised health code system powered by blockchain
– This allows both sides to validate the health status of travellers without directly exchanging personal data, hence complying with local privacy laws
– Guangdong province now requires those crossing the border from Hong Kong to present negative Covid-19 test result, on top of quarantine requirement
– Hong Kong officials report trend since start of summer holidays of residents heading to Guangdong, straining services there
As of June 8, 2020, the global reported number of COVID-19 cases had reached more than 7 million with over 400 000 deaths. The household transmissibility of the causative pathogen, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), remains unclear. We aimed to estimate the secondary attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 among household and non-household close contacts in Guangzhou, China, using a statistical transmission model.
A source says the system, meant to certify whether a traveller is free of the virus, will not contain transfer of any personal data.
