AS CHINA LIMPS BACK TO NORMALCY AFTER REELING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK THAT BEGAN IN THE CHINESE CITY OF WUHAN IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, NOW A GROWING NO. OF IMPORTED COVID-19 CASES RISK A SECOND WAVE OF INFECTIONS WHEN THE DOMESTIC SPREAD HAD BEEN COMPLETELY STOPPED.
CHINA HAS REPORTED AN ACCUMULATED TOTAL OF 693 CASES ENTERING FROM OVERSEAS. CHINESE OFFICIALS SAY IT'S NOT A TIME WHEN WE CAN SAY EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL.MOST OF THOSE IMPORTED CASES HAVE INVOLVED CHINESE RETURNING HOME FROM ABROAD. A TOTAL OF 3,300 PEOPLE HAVE NOW DIED IN MAINLAND CHINA, WITH A REPORTED 81,439 INFECTIONS.