China reports the highest number of new corona infections in two years
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China registered almost 3,400 new corona cases in one day, the highest number of new infections since February 2020.
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China registered almost 3,400 new corona cases in one day, the highest number of new infections since February 2020. Authorities reported 3,393 new infections on Sunday. This was twice as many cases as the day before.
The city of Jilin was partially cordoned off on Sunday, an official said. A lockdown was imposed in numerous districts. In the neighboring city of Changchun, the authorities had already ordered a lockdown on Friday. The city of Yanji on the border with North Korea was completely sealed off on Sunday.
China is currently experiencing the worst corona crisis in two years. Jilin Province, whose capital is Changchun, is one of more than a dozen provinces struggling with rising infection numbers. The highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus is also spreading in Shanghai, the most populous city in China. The authorities in the economic metropolis therefore ordered school closures and online classes on Friday.
The corona virus was first discovered in China at the end of 2019. The government in Beijing has so far prevented widespread spread with drastic measures.
In the meantime, however, doubts are growing about the “zero Covid” strategy decreed by Beijing, which has resulted in little or no new infections for months. The authorities are increasingly relying on milder and more targeted measures to contain the virus.
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