Aerial photo taken on Jan. 16, 2021 shows the construction site of a centralized medical observation center in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, reported 14 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases in the first half of Monday.
One locally-transmitted asymptomatic COVID-19 carrier was also reported in the city in this period, according to a press conference.
Shijiazhuang has launched citywide disinfection, especially in high- and medium-risk areas, to contain the spread of coronavirus, said Meng Xianghong, deputy mayor of Shijiazhuang, at the press conference.
Since Jan. 2, Shijiazhuang has registered 745 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including one death, and 12 of them have been discharged from hospital after recovery. ■
