Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus
![Medical workers verify information of local residents at a nucleic acid testing site at a community in Balizhuang Street of Haidian district, Beijing, capital of China, June 23, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]](http://i2.chinanews.com/simg/hpic/2020/06-24/pic1-34411831.jpeg "Medical workers verify information of local residents at a nucleic acid testing site at a community in Balizhuang Street of Haidian district, Beijing, capital of China, June 23, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]")
Medical workers verify information of local residents at a nucleic acid testing site at a community in Balizhuang Street of Haidian district, Beijing, capital of China, June 23, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
China saw fewer close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the first drop since the recent cluster infections were reported in Beijing, a health official said Wednesday.
Hu Qiangqiang, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission, also said nine domestically-transmitted cases were reported on the mainland on Tuesday.
Noting the increasing number of domestically-transmitted and suspected cases, Hu urged strengthened prevention and control measures during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday. | 
