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July 12

China

- Chinese mainland reports 69 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 278 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

Outside China

- COVID subvariants set to spoil Europe's summer (Read more)

July 11

China

- Chinese mainland reports 46 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 306 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- China's Anhui reports 9 confirmed, 30 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

Outside China

- Fresh cases in US point to higher risk (Read more)

July 10

China

- Chinese mainland reports 65 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 279 local asymptomatic cases

Outside China

- Australia widens eligibility for antiviral treatments amid battle against COVID-19

July 9

China

- Chinese mainland reports 67 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 304 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

Outside China

- Iran tightens entry health rules amid increasing COVID-19 cases

July 8

China

- Chinese mainland reports 47 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 331 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 45 new local COVID-19 infections (Read more)

- China's Shandong reports 66 local COVID-19 infections (Read more)

- China's Anhui reports 17 confirmed, 140 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

Outside China 

- Turkish health experts warn against rising COVID-19 cases

July 7

China

- Chinese mainland reports 94 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 244 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- China's Anhui reports 39 confirmed, 128 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 54 new local infections (Read more)

Outside China

- Belgium to launch a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in coming months (Read more)

July 6

China

- Chinese mainland reports 112 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 241 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 24 new local infections (Read more)

- China's Anhui reports 81 confirmed, 141 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

Outside China

- US CDC recommends majority of Americans wear masks (Read more)

July 5

China

- Chinese mainland reports 69 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 266 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- China's Anhui reports 52 confirmed, 179 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases (Read more)

- Shanghai reports 3 confirmed, 5 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases

Outside China

- Australia scraps requirement to declare COVID-19 vaccination status for int'l arrivals (Read more)

July 4

China

- Chinese mainland reports 41 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 339 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- Anhui reports 29 confirmed, 258 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases

Outside China

- Active COVID-19 infections in Italy surpass 1 million (Read more)

July 3

China

- Mainland reports 75 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 310 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- Anhui reports 61 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 231 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- Jiangsu reports 3 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 56 local asymptomatic cases

- Shandong reports 4 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 10 local asymptomatic cases

- Shanghai reports 2 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

Outside China

- India reports 16,103 new COVID-19 cases

- S.Korea reports 10,059 new COVID-19 cases

July 2

China

- Chinese mainland reports 38 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 145 asymptomatic cases

- China's Anhui logs 43 local confirmed COVID-19 cases in latest resurgence (Read more)

Outside China

- Vietnam reports 730 new COVID-19 cases

July 1

China

- Mainland reports 12 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 151 local asymptomatic cases (Read more)

- 43 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Outside China 

- France braced for fresh wave of infections (Read more)

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