As of midnight of April 13th, Guangdong had reported 6 new imported cases confirmed with COVID-19, among which 4 cases in Guangzhou (2 arriving from the US, 1 from the UK, 1 from Cambodia) and 2 cases in Shenzhen (arriving from Cambodia and Brazil).

Moreover, Guangdong reported 3 domestic cases (2 in Guangzhou and 1 in Foshan),and 28 more asymptomatic cases, with 26 in Guangzhou, 1 in Shenzhen and 1 in Foshan (detected at entry point & through investigation).

As of midnight of April 13th, Guangdong had reported 1,564 cases in total, 8 deaths and 1,458 cases discharged from hospital. In total the province had reported 189 imported cases.

From 0:00 to 12:00 today, there were no new confirmed cases in the province, according to the 54th press conference of Guangdong’s fighting against COVID-19 on April 14th.

The 6 imported cases are all Chinese nationals. They were detected at the entry port or the quarantine area, and were immediately quarantined for medical observation.

The province had also reported 3 domestic cases, 2 in Guangzhou (detected in quarantine & medical institutions respectively) and 1 in Foshan (detected in a medical institution).

More details about Guangzhou

1 locally transmitted case in Guangzhou

A 64-year-old male, close contact of a confirmed case of foreign nationality. At present, there are 3 confirmed cases in the patient's family: the patient himself, his daughter, son-in-law (foreign nationals), and 2 asymptomatic cases (the patient's wife and granddaughter).

1 case from other cities in Guangdong

A 49-year-old male, residing in Shaoguan, in Wengyuan County.

On April 5th, the patient traveled from Shaoguan to the Third People's Hospital of Longgang District, Shenzhen. A subsequent CT scan showed there was an abnormality in his left lung.

On April 11th, the patient called an ambulance and was driven from Shenzhen to Nanfang Hospital to receive inpatient treatment.

More details about the Foshan case

A 48-year-old female from Jiangsu province, living in Dali Town, Nanhai District.

She returned from Jiangsu to Nanhai on February 5th. Every morning, she goes to Guangzhou Guangyuan West Road to sell bread.

On April 10th, the patient went to the Sixth People's Hospital of Nanhai District.

On April 12th, the CDC of Nanhai District reported that the patient tested positive for novel coronavirus.

On March 16th, Chinese passengers entering the Shenzhen Airport went through the entry procedures.[File photoNanfang Daily]

More details about Shenzhen

Shenzhen reported 1 new asymptomatic case from Hubei province. There are 30 asymptomatic cases that are still under medical observation in the city, 14 of which are imported cases.

Author: Hannah, Zoey (intern)

Editor: Nan, Simon