The city of Lu'an in east China's Anhui Province reported two new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases on Monday, the city's health commission said on Tuesday.

 

By 9 p.m. Monday, Lu'an had registered five confirmed cases of local transmission and nine asymptomatic cases, all under treatment in designated hospitals.

 

The city started a second round of nucleic acid testing for residents in the city's main districts and in key areas on Monday.

 

Health authorities in Anhui said ealier that the recent cases of local transmission were related to an offline training session at a photo studio in Yu'an District of Lu'an City.