COVID identified in Anhui: 151 positives

Huaiyuan county in Bengbu, Anhui province, found 151 positive results in preliminary testing for COVID-19 on Thursday, the local government said in a statement on Friday afternoon.

All the people testing positive have been relocated to designated hospitals for further observation and treatment, the local epidemic control headquarters said.

A countywide lockdown was ordered early on Friday to rein in the spread of COVID-19, according to a notice released by the county government's publicity department.

The department said on Wednesday that the county had conducted two rounds of testing since Tuesday.