China seeks Covid ‘super contagious’ street vendor

A Chinese street vendor was linked to 102 coronavirus infections on Monday after giving public lectures while carrying the virus but showing no symptoms.

The man is known by the family name Lin and has also been dubbed the “super contagator” by the citizens of northeastern Jilin Province, where he is from.

Linen had traveled to and from the neighboring province of Heilongjiang. Upon his arrival, he delivered speeches in two health rooms located in Gongzhuling and Tonghua. On his return to Jilin, he would also speak in the city of Songyuan.

After completing their series of speeches, the Provincial Health Commission He cataloged it on January 13 as one of seven asymptomatic cases in the region.

Most of those infected with the “super-contagator” also did not have any symptoms. Also, the spread has taken place in nursing homes, hospitals and religious places.

Coronavirus in China

China reported last Sunday 109 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 93 local infections, 54 were produced in Hebei, Who surround Beijing. Authorities in the province of China have pledged to punish violations of detention, including the unlawful celebration of weddings or funerals.

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in mainland China is 89.336. Meanwhile, the death toll was unchanged in 4,635. Data excludes cases from Macau and Hong Kong, which independently report new cases.

The rise in infections in Northeast Asia is also fueling concern of another wave of the infected, as hundreds of millions of people travel for the holidays of the Lunar New Year.

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