BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — Two new imported cases of COVID-19 were reported in Beijing Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday.
The two men, both locals of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, arrived in Beijing from Pakistan on Oct. 8 and showed symptoms such as dry and sore throat while under quarantine.
The two were transferred to the Beijing Ditan Hospital for treatment after testing positive for COVID-19 Thursday. They were diagnosed as confirmed cases after testing again positive Friday.
No new locally-transmitted confirmed, asymptomatic, or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in Beijing Friday.