BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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LUSAKA -- The Zambian government on Saturday thanked the Chinese government for the support in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya said China is among countries that have been in the forefront of supporting Zambia in the fight against the pandemic.
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DALIAN -- As the last asymptomatic person infected with COVID-19 in the city of Dalian was discharged from hospital Saturday after two nucleic acid test results were negative, the city cleared all confirmed and asymptomatic infected cases since an outbreak occurred on July 22.
The port city in northeast China's Liaoning Province has reported 92 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 26 asymptomatic cases, since a worker at a local seafood processing company was found infected with COVID-19 on July 22 and the ensuing screening led to the discovery of more cases, according to the municipal health commission.
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TBILISI -- Georgia confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing its total to 1,462.
Two of the seven new cases were imported, the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health said.
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SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced Saturday that the Multi-Ministry Taskforce on COVID-19 will expand the COVID-19 testing regime to identified community groups in the upcoming weeks, so as to provide a better picture of population prevalence and facilitate the early containment of any cryptic cases in the community.
These community groups will, for a start, include taxi and private hire car drivers, food delivery personnel, key vendors servicing foreign worker dormitories, as well as stallholders at hawker centers, markets and similar food and beverage establishments. Enditem
