China's battle against imported infections intensifies as cases rise

China on Friday reported 143 new coronavirus infection cases, mostly in the hard-hit province of Hubei, with nearly all of those confirmed elsewhere in the country being imported.The rise in cases entering from overseas has prompted the authorities to step up measures targeting returnees from abroad.The National Health Commission said the nationwide caseload is now 80,552, with the death toll having reached 3,042, up 30 from a day earlier. All but one of the latest deaths occurred in Hubei.Of the 17 newly confirmed infections outside of Hubei, 16, including four in Beijing and one in Shangh…READ FULL ARTICLE