Shanghai air traveler positive for COVID-19

A man was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday in Tongxiang, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. He is from Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, and had come to Tongxiang via Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.

All 24 people who had contact with the patient in Tongxiang tested negative, local health authorities said on Thursday.

Jiaxing has tested 15,331 residents over the past two days, all of them reporting negative.

The Wuzhen Scenic Area in Tongxiang, host of the annual World Internet Conference, was shut down on Wednesday. Venues, shops and restaurants closed operations to contain the virus.

Fang Xiaoying in Hangzhou contributed to the story.