Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 cases in more than 3 weeks

SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including its first local transmissions in more than three weeks, national and regional authorities said.

Four of the cases were local infections in the eastern province of Anhui, all linked to the same case, surnamed Li. State media reported mass testing being carried out in two cities in the province, Luan and Hefei. Two of the Anhui cases were reported by the National Health Commission on Friday, having been logged on Thursday.