The fresh surges mirror “twindemic” seen after countries eased Covid-19 curbs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING – A number of schools across China halted classes earlier this week to stem the spread of Covid-19 and other pathogens ranging from flu to the norovirus, as the country begins to see a comeback of other illnesses afterTen second-graders in the same classroom tested positive for Covid-19 last weekend in eastern e-commerce hub Hangzhou, prompting local education authorities to suspend their class for four days starting Monday.
The fresh surges parallel what was seen globally after countries eased Covid-19 social distancing rules that kept other illnesses largely at bay. While the reopening wave appears to have ebbed, the government still reports around 10,000 Covid-19 cases each day that were confirmed by laboratory tests.
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