The Tibet autonomous region expects students studying in other provinces to return to those schools by mid-September because of the latest COVID-19 outbreak after postponing the start of autumn semester, regional authorities said at a news briefing on Sunday afternoon.
Shigatse, Tibet, has been making steady progress in its battle against the latest COVID-19 outbreak, with 10 counties of the city having no high- or medium-risk areas, authorities said at a news conference on Sunday afternoon.
Shigatse, Tibet, announced on Wednesday that it had reached zero COVID-19 transmission at the community level, according to a statement released by the city's health authorities on Wednesday.
Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, has essentially cut off the community transmission of COVID-19, local authorities said on Monday.
The Tibet autonomous region announced on Monday solid progress in reaching zero COVID-19 transmission at the community level in five of its seven prefecture-level cities, while COVID-19 infections have sprung up in other regions across the country, mainly in Sichuan and Hebei provinces and Tianjin.
The Tibet autonomous region has been making solid progress in its battle against the latest COVID-19 outbreak, with the region's five prefecture-level cities, including Nyingchi, Chamdo, Nagchu, Lhokha, and Ngari, realizing zero COVID-19 transmission status at the community level as of 4 pm on Sunday.
The region reported 37 locally confirmed cases and 521 asymptomatic carriers on Wednesday. Of them, 150 infections were detected at the community level, indicating that community transmission has not yet been cut off.
Dawa Gyaltsen struggled to hide his excitement when recalling details of his face-to-face meeting with President Xi Jinping, even though it was more than a year since the encounter took place.
