On January 29, 31 provinces and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 52 new confirmed cases, including 16 imported cases and 36 local cases, with no new deaths. A total of 143 new cases were cured and discharged, and 1374 close contacts were released from medical observation. The number of severe cases decreased by 21 compared with the previous day. Additionally, 16 new asymptomatic infections were reported, including 8 imported cases, and 976 cases of asymptomatic infection were still under medical observation.
An incident involved cherries imported from Chile that tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to 11 close contacts being quarantined. However, all nucleic acid test results were negative. Another incident involved milk jujube products that tested positive for the coronavirus in Yantai City, but all contact persons and relevant products had negative nucleic acid test results, and all existing products were recovered and sealed.