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The authorities a China tests have been carried out on more than 4.4 million people in the northeastern city of Senyang after a new outbreak of coronavirus.
To date, only one case was positive and another was reported in another city other than Liaoning Province..
China reported a total of eight cases of internal transmission on Sunday, including several in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, an 8-month-old baby in Beijing, and one in Hebei province on the outskirts of Beijing.
Authorities in China remain on greater alert as new contagions continue to appear.
Both Beijing and Liaoning Province reclassified some areas with the medium risk category and isolated residential complexes where previous cases were discovered.
Two universities in Beijing announced on Saturday that winter holidays would start earlier than usual due to the epidemic.
Beijing City also began large-scale vaccination of priority groups. China on Friday authorized its first nationally manufactured vaccine against COVID-19.
In Australia, more states and territories decided to re-impose travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus due to new outbreaks in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
The Australian Capital Territory prevents the entry of non-residents who were on the beaches of northern Sydney –where the outbreaks have been concentrated–, Greater Sydney and other smaller centers, unless they have some dispensation.
The island state of Tasmania has banned the entry of people directly linked to the most recent cases in Victoria, and has pointed out the places where the cases were confirmed.
The move was taken after Tasmania declared Greater Sydney and the Wollongong area south of Sydney as medium-risk areas and requires travelers to undergo a 14-day quarantine on arrival, while it is prohibited the entry of people from the beaches of northern Sydney.