SHANGHAI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai reported two imported COVID-19 cases and no domestically transmitted cases on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.
One of the patients is a Chinese national who left Guinea on Sept. 16 and arrived in Shanghai on Sept. 18 via France, while the other is an Egyptian who arrived at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport from Egypt via Germany on Sept. 17.
The patients have been sent to designated medical institutions for treatment. A total of 56 people in close contact with them on the flights have been put under quarantine.
The municipal health commission said a total of 632 imported cases had been reported in Shanghai by Sunday. Among them, 584 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 48 continue to receive treatment in hospital with one in critical condition.
By Sunday, the municipality had reported 342 locally transmitted confirmed cases, including seven deaths.