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China reports nine new coronavirus cases in mainland – Metro US

China reports nine new coronavirus cases in mainland

Visitors are seen at the Forbidden City following the outbreak
Visitors are seen at the Forbidden City following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing

BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported nine new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 8, compared with seven a day earlier, the health authority said on Thursday.

All of the new infections were imported cases, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.

China reported six new asymptomatic patients, same as a day earlier.

(Reporting by Judy Hua, Lusha Zhang and Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)