SHANGHAI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai reported one new imported COVID-19 case and no domestically transmitted cases on Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday.
The case is a U.S. national who departed from the United States on Sept. 28 and arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday, the commission said.
The patient has been sent to a designated medical institution for treatment.
A total of 11 close contacts of the case on the same flight have been put under quarantine.
As of Thursday, the city had reported a total of 665 imported confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 615 have been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 50 remained in hospitals.
By Thursday, the municipality had reported 342 locally transmitted confirmed cases, including seven deaths. Enditem
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