China's Inner Mongolia reports 12 confirmed COVID-19 cases

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a child for nucleic acid test at a residential area in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2021. As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Inner Mongolia had 12 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases under medical treatment, the regional health commission said. (Xinhua/Bei He)