Record high in China’s COVID-19 cases as lockdowns expand
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Record high in China’s COVID-19 cases as lockdowns expand

The Hindu  

China on Thursday reported a record number of COVID-19 cases – the highest in the country since the pandemic began – with spreading outbreaks in cities ranging from the capital Beijing in the north to the southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou in the south testing the government’s “zero-COVID” strategy. The National Health Commission on Thursday reported 31,444 cases, the highest daily number since the pandemic began, surpassing the previous peak in April when Shanghai was in the midst of a harsh two month-long lockdown. The new outbreaks have tested the Chinese government’s current “zero-COVID” approach, with the leadership earlier this month announcing 20 new easing measures calling for a more “targeted” approach and to avoid sweeping lockdowns. While China’s lockdowns worked effectively in the first year of the pandemic and helped the country avoid a major second wave unlike the rest of the world, the continuing approach has exacted a heavy toll on the public and the economy, and has also struggled with containing the more transmissible Omicron variant.

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