China has no idea where one of its latest coronavirus infections came from

[Chris Smith]

• The risk of a second wave of coronavirus infections is very real for countries and states that have started reopening.
• China is one of the regions where strict measures have been gradually lifted, but the country just reported the worst possible kind of new coronavirus infection.
• A patient in Beijing was confirmed COVID-19 positive. But he did not leave the capital or come in contact with anyone who traveled out of the country.

Several countries and US states have started reopening after months of restrictions. Some of them were able to get rid of the virus or reduce the number of infections significantly. Others are reopening gradually, even though the risk of infections remains high. Elsewhere, governments are dealing with an increasing number of cases, and Brazil is the best example of that. Russia is another. Whether the first wave has passed or not, authorities are aware that a second COVID-19 is possible, and they'll need protocols in place to prevent or reduce the scope of the future outbreaks.

That's why China just tested the entire population of Wuhan again, to see if a second wave in the region where the pandemic began is a possibility. Strangely enough, China said it found just 300 asymptomatic cases out of nearly 10 million tests, which were not counted toward the official statistics. And they were not contagious, according to reports. However, the same country also reported the worst kind of new coronavirus infection.

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