(Yicai Global) March 3 -- Shanghai's authorities have tracked down 71 people who have been in close contact with the seven new Covid-19 cases reported in the neighboring Zhejiang province today, all seven of which had been traveling in Italy.

Six of the seven cases had traveled through Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on Feb. 27 after a layover in Moscow, the Shanghai Health Commission said at a press conference today. The remaining one arrived in Shanghai with a normal body temperature on Feb. 29 after a stopover in Germany. All the seven took charter vehicles to Lishui in Zhejiang province from the airport.

Although the new coronavirus started spreading in Central China, many places, such as Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Beijing, southern Guangdong province and eastern Zhejiang, have reported imported Covid-19 infections regarding people who have traveled in Iran, the UK, and Italy, The Paper reported today, citing incomplete statistics.

All those who have been in key Covid-19 regions in the past 14 days and plan to enter Shanghai after that need to be placed under quarantine for 14 days, Xu Wei, spokesman for the local government, said at a press conference today.

Two more Covid-19 patients in Shanghai have been discharged today after recovering fully, bringing the city's total to 294 cured people, the health commission said, without reporting any new cases.

Editor: Emmi Laine