China reports surge in coronavirus cases, mostly from abroad

China's health authorities on Sunday reported 99 new coronavirus cases in the mainland, all but two being imported and marking an increase of more than double from the previous day's figure.The National Health Commission said in its daily report that overall confirmed cases on the mainland now total 82,052, with no deaths from the disease recorded Saturday.Of the 97 imported cases recorded in the 24 hours to the end of Saturday, at least 72 were Chinese people who had returned from Russia.The two domestically transmitted cases were both in Heilongjiang, China's northernmost province which b…READ FULL ARTICLE