The confirmed cases, both Chinese students who returned from Britain and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on April 25, showed symptoms during the isolated observation period and were later confirmed as COVID-19 patients.
The imported cases have been sent to designated medical institutions for treatment, while 74 close contacts on the flight have been put under quarantine.
The commission said a total of 305 imported cases had been reported in Shanghai by Monday. Among them, 55 remain in hospital for treatment with one of them in critical condition.
On Monday, no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported. The municipality had reported 339 locally transmitted confirmed cases by Monday, including seven deaths.
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