Beijing reports 5 imported COVID-19 cases in 12 hours

BEIJING - Beijing reported five new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from other countries over the past 12 hours by Saturday noon, the municipal health commission said.

Among the imported cases, three were from Britain, one from Spain and one from France. That brings the total number of imported cases in the city to 89.

There were no new reports of indigenously-transmitted COVID-19 cases in Beijing during the period of time.

As of Saturday noon, Beijing had reported 415 indigenously-transmitted confirmed cases. Of the total, 389 had been discharged from hospital after recovery.