3 imported COVID-19 cases reported in Shanghai

The city reported three new imported novel coronavirus cases on Friday, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Saturday morning.

The first two patients are Chinese working in the Philippines who took the same flight and arrived at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on September 2.

The third case is an Indian who arrived at Shanghai airport on September 2. 

All the new patients have been transferred to a designated hospital for treatment, while 61 close contacts on the planes have been put under quarantine and observation at designated places.

Meanwhile, six patients were discharged from hospital upon recovery on Friday.

So far, of all the 574 imported cases, 525 have been discharged upon recovery and 49 are still hospitalized.

No imported suspected cases are undergoing test.

No new locally transmitted or suspected cases were reported on Friday, according to the commission.

Of all the 342 local cases, 335 have been discharged upon recovery. There have been so far seven local fatalities.

No asymptomatic infection cases are undergoing medical observation now, the health commission said.