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A medical worker collects nucleic acid sample at a senior high school
in Lu'an,East China's Anhui province, May 14, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] Prevention measures were taken after Anhui province in East China
reported three new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19, according to
local health authorities. A shopping center and residential community were classified as
medium-risk, as large-scale testing for the coronavirus started in Lu'an
city following a confirmed case that was reported on Thursday. Another commercial building in Hefei's Feixi county was also
classified as medium-risk for infection as of Friday morning, said Zhang
Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Hefei health commission at a news
conference in the morning. Residents of Feixi county and the Yu'an district of Lu'an, where the
cases were found, were seen lining up in their communities on Thursday
night to receive tests and vaccinations. Around 62,000 people in Hefei had been tested as of 9:30 am on
Friday. Results of 41,187 tests were negative for the coronavirus. Other
results will be published soon, Zhang said, adding that disinfection
measures had been taken in affected places. More than 450 close contacts related to the confirmed cases in Hefei
were identified. Authorities were still trying to trace more contacts
and impose safety measures, the Hefei health commission said. Anhui, a major tea production base, canceled a provincial tea expo,
which was scheduled to be held in Hefei from May 14 to 17, Zhang said.
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