China reports no new domestic cases after weekend spike

This photo taken on May 11, 2020 shows children sleeping after lunch at a kindergarten in Yongzhou in China’s central Hunan province. China reported no new domestic coronavirus infections on May 12, after two consecutive days of double-digit increases fueled fears of a second wave of infections. Photo by STR / AFP

BEIJING — China reported no new domestic coronavirus infections on Tuesday, after two consecutive days of double-digit increases fueled fears of a second wave of infections.

China has largely brought the virus under control, but it remains on edge, fearful that a second wave could undermine its efforts to get the economy back up and running.

A new cluster reappeared over the weekend in the city of Wuhan, where the pandemic first emerged, while the northeastern city of Shulan was placed under lockdown Sunday after another outbreak emerged.

On Monday, China’s National Health Commission reported 17 new cases, five of them in Wuhan. Seven of the new cases were imported.

A day earlier, China announced the first double-digit increase in nationwide cases in nearly 10 days, saying 14 new infections had been confirmed. Wuhan also saw its first new case in over a month.

For the 27th consecutive day, there were no deaths reported. One imported case was recorded.

The country’s official death toll remains at 4,633, while the total number of infections in the mainland is 82,919.