The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 59 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.

9月13日，福建省莆田市仙游县开展全员核酸检测 图源：中新社

In Putian, where the first case of the outbreak surfaced on Friday, there were a total of 58 confirmed infections and 21 asymptomatic cases as of 8 pm on Monday, the local government said.

吴海端提示，需要重点关注三个传播链条：一条是林某杰新加坡回来的家族，第二是他太太的工厂，第三是他小孩所在的学校，初步判定与德尔塔病毒序列基因相同。

As of 6 pm on Monday, Xiamen registered 12 cases, with 11 of them clearly linked to Putian, and one being a logistics worker at a local hospital.

据央视新闻，国家卫健委派出的赴福建工作组专家判断，目前莆田疫情形势严峻复杂，后续在社区、学校、工厂等人群中继续发现病例的可能性高，疫情存在外溢风险。

不过，专家们研判，只要充分运用此前积累的常态化疫情的成功经验，确保各项措施和各个环节落到实处，疫情规模有望在国庆长假前得到控制。

The novel coronavirus outbreak in Putian, Fujian province, will likely spread to more regions across China, but can be brought under control before the National Day holiday in October with the implementation of strong control measures, health experts said on Monday.

中国疾控中心免疫规划首席专家王华庆9月7日提醒，公众在出行过程中依然要绷紧疫情防控这根弦，保持一定的警惕性。另外，在假期期间，对于聚集和聚会，我们不提倡，尤其是不允许大规模的聚集。公众在出行之前，去目的地时要了解目的地的疫情防控等级，如果是中高风险地区就不能前往，如果您所在地是中高风险地区，也不能出行。

文章来源：中国日报双语新闻