Like most countries around the world open and resume “normal life” with a fall in Covid-19 cases, China is currently viewing its worst burst of the virus in two years Sunday, the country reported 3,100 new cases transmitted locally in a single day, which is the highest in two years. Some local authorities have attributed the surge in cases at the Omicron variant With the increase in cases, millions of people in different parts of China now live under key. Here are the latest Covid-19 updates from China:
SURGE IN CASES
After exceeding 1,000 new cases for two days followed, the new cases of transmission locally in China increased to more than 3,100, the National Health Commission reported. This is the highest in two years.
OMICRON VARIANT
Some local health authorities have attributed the surge in cases in China to the variant of Omicron, which is more transmissible, but causes less severe symptoms than the original Virus of Covid-19, said Southern Mornine Post Report of China.
LOCKDOWNS
To contain the propagation of the virus, the Chinese government put the high-tech city Shenzhen licked. The city has a population of more than 17 million Shenzhen will seal all communities, villages and suspend bus services and metro services from Monday to Sunday, Sunday was reported On Saturday, the city of Jilin was partially closed while Yanjim was an urban area of 700,000 people, was placed under lock on Sunday Meanwhile, Changchun, an industrial base of nine million people, was locked up on Friday while some other cities have been closed since March 1.
OTHER CURBS
In addition to the total blockades, the authorities are also imposing local curbs in schools, restaurants, shopping centers and other public places to control the propagation of the virus In Shanghai, for example, authorities have temporarily closed schools, businesses, restaurants and shopping centers.
TESTING
As part of your response to the new outbreak, China has decided to allow the use of fast antigen tests to diagnose COVID-19 for the first time. This has been done to increase the early start of cases Meanwhile, the city of Shenzhen, will carry out three rounds of Covid-19 tests throughout the city this week.
ZERO COVID POLICY
Earlier this month, a senior Chinese official affirmed that China had been one of the best interpreters to reduce the Covid pandemic and attribute success to its strict zero case policy and international travel restriction with proactive local closures wherever it arises the virus However, with several cities, including Shanghai and Beijing, now witnesses of an increase in cases, the country’s Covid control strategy has been questioned.
HONG KONG SITUATION
The situation in Hong Kong has also deteriorated even more. Officials confirmed 27,647 new cases Covid-19 and 87 deaths in Hong Kong on Sunday.
‘WORST SINCE WUHAN’
Reports on the situation, the morning position of Southern China of Hong Kong, said China was on the verge of its highest Covid-19 crisis from Wuhan The Coronavirus exploded for the first time in Wuhan in December 2019 before it was extended to almost all parts of the world, alleging more than 6 million lives so far.
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