China close to halting Delta coronavirus No new cases were found for the first time since July.

China reports no new cases of COVID-19 new cases in the country for the first time since July, reinforcing that early adoption of lockdown measures can also control the delta strain

China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 that no one had been infected with the novel coronavirus, Channel News Asia reported. New in the country for the first time since July They face a new outbreak because of the arrival of the delta virus.

China found the first domestic delta coronavirus on July 20 in an outbreak cluster among airport cleaners in Nanjing. Since then, the virus has spread to more than half the country. More than 1,200 new cases have been reported, making it the biggest outbreak since early 2020.

The Chinese government responded in the same way. Strict lockdown, mass screening of people, intense tracing. and limiting domestic travel which seems to work The number of daily infections has dropped sharply to single digits in the past week, despite more than 100 cases a day two weeks ago.

On Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, China reported 21 new cases of COVID-19, but all of them were from overseas. And there are no infections in the country for the first time since July 16, and if the trend continues like this China will become the first country in the world to successfully contain the outbreak of the delta coronavirus.

China and other countries around the world use lockdown methods to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This has been effective until the arrival of the delta strain. which is easier to contact than the original strain causing many countries to revert to lockdown measures again causing the people who felt tired began to express their dissatisfaction until some countries such as Australia Start thinking about adjusting how to deal with new outbreaks. By coexisting with the virus instead of reducing the number of cases to zero.