China's eastern province of Jiangsu found 12 new domestically transmitted Covid-19 patients, taking to 23 its total since July 20, in its first local outbreak since the pandemic began last year.

All 23 cases were in Nanjing, the capital of the province, its latest tally showed. A statement published by city governments showed 20 patients were workers at Nanjing's Lukou airport.

Nanjing has started mass Covid-19 testing of its 9.3 million population, suspended a subway line linking the airport to a train station, and sealed off some residential compounds, Reuters reports.

This photo shows a medical worker collecting a sample of a nucleic acid test for the coronavirus in Nanjing on July 21. — AFP
This photo shows a medical worker collecting a sample of a nucleic acid test for the coronavirus in Nanjing on July 21. — AFP

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