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Beijing:stepped up border control measures on Monday as the numberimportedcases rose sharply to 951 while the asymptomatic cases also surged, raising fearsa secondthe coronavirus infections, mainly from Chinese returning home from abroad despite drastic containment efforts.A health official in Beijing warned that the Chinese capital, Beijing, will probably remain under long-termepidemic control.Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission NHC ) told the media on Monday that 951 imported cases have been reported till Sunday asairlifted moreits nationals from different countries currently struggling to cope up with Covid-19 spread.Feng said the pressure brought by imported cases oncontinues to increase, especially those from neighbouring countries.His remarks followed reports20 imported infection cases in Suifenhe, a Chinese port city -- with a population70,000 borderingand Russia, on Monday, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.Currentlyhas banned the entryforeigners and is permitting only overseas Chinese returning home.has reported 39cases, including 38 imported ones, as the numberasymptomatic cases also surged, raising fearsa secondthe COVID-19 infections.The NHC said onedomestic case was reported from Guangdong province, which is a major industrial belt.On Saturday, fivelocally cases were reported raising concernsthe cases resurfacing though in smaller numbers asresumed production at full steam after over two months.Also, on Sunday 78asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland, including 40 imported ones, the NHC said, adding that 1,047 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation.Asymptomaticcases are those who test positive for the virus but do not show any symptoms and have the potential to cause sporadic clustersinfections.Also on Sunday, one death was reported from thevirus epicentre Hubei province, taking the death toll in the country to 3,331 people.The overall confirmed cases on the mainland have reached 81,708 by Sunday, including 1,299 patients still being treated, 77,078 patients discharged after recovery, and 3,331 people diedthe disease, the NHC said.By Sunday, 890 confirmed cases, including four deaths have been reported in Hong Kong , 44 confirmed cases in the Macao, and 363 in Taiwan including five deaths, it said.Meanwhile, a health official here has warned thatepidemic prevention and control in Beijing will probably become a long-term normal.The capital, a centre for international exchanges, still bears the bruntthe risks as the worldwide spreadthe COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Xu Hejian, the spokesperson for the municipal government said, noting that there is no chance to call off the city's prevention and control work in a short time.The overall strategyguarding against the imported cases and a rebound in indigenous cases will remain unchanged, Xu said.He also highlighted the importanceseizing the critical window to resume work and production, and bring people's lives back to normal as transmissionthe epidemic has been basically interrupted in Beijing and nationwide, although there were still imported and sporadic cases, Xinhua reported.