COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan records new cluster of cases after relaxing lockdown
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<p>The Chinese city of Wuhan has reported six new cases of COVID-19 over the last few days which marks the first officially documented re-emergence of the virus in over a month.</p>
<p>Wuhan is the city where the coronavirus first broke out last December and had not recorded a new case since April 3rd. The city had since eased lockdowns and reopened schools.</p>
<p>The first new Wuhan case was previously asymptomatic, and the 89-year-old man had not left his residential compound since the Lunar New Year in late January.</p>
<p>His wife also tested positive for the virus despite showing no symptoms, the Wuhan municipal health commission said.</p>
<p>The residential compound has had 20 confirmed cases and experts say that the new round of infections was mainly due to previous community infections.</p>
<p>The new cases highlight the potential for new clusters of infections due to carriers who do not look ill or have a fever.</p>
<p>On Sunday, authorities also reported new coronavirus cases in northeast China, with one city in Jilin province being reclassified as high-risk, the top of a three-tier zoning system.</p>
<p>The city of Shulan was raised from medium to high after raising it from low to medium the day before after a woman tested positive on May 7th.</p>
<p>The new cases spike the overall number of confirmed new cases in mainland China to 14, which is the highest reported number since April 28.</p>
<p>In Wuhan, more than 20,000 people will be tested in the area where the cluster of new cases was found.</p>
<p>Almost 4,000 people have died across the city according to the official tally.</p>
<p>There is speculation that the figure could be higher as China faces questions from other countries about the accuracy of its reporting on COVID-19 cases.</p>
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