1 New Case in Shanghai, China COVID Hot Spots to Avoid

Shanghai Health Commission reported a total of 0 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 1 local asymptomatic case this morning, Thursday, September 29.

The new local asymptomatic case tested positive during central quarantine, and was a returnee from another province who was a close contact of a case in another province.

China COVID hot spots...

Traveling for the October Holiday? Below is a list of places that reported 10 or more COVID-19 cases yesterday – locally transmitted and asymptomatic combined – that you may wish to avoid:

• 191 Ningxia

• 96 Guizhou

• 90 Tibet

• 82 Heilongjiang

• 39 Tianjin

• 26 Yunnan

• 23 Guangdong
  

• 20 Sichuan

• 10 Xinjiang

Meanwhile, Sanya is still in the process of slowly lifting its 'period of static management' (read: lockdown), so we'd advise giving that a miss for now too.

READ MORE: Sanya Clears All High-Risk Areas, Zero COVID Cases for 5 Days

We'll be bringing you updated numbers every day in the lead up to the break – check back in for the latest to avoid a horrible holiday!

Looking to get away?

Here are 10 great travel options that it's not too late to book:

READ MORE: 10 Amazing Trips You Can Still Make This October Holiday

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