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China sees imported virus cases exceed new local infections for first time

A closed entrance of a residential community is seen following an outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), at downtown Shanghai, China March 13, 2020. [Reuters]

The number of new coronavirus cases imported into mainland China from overseas surpassed the number of locally transmitted new infections for the first time on Friday, data released by the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

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