China, Hong Kong Battling 'Stealth Omicron' Surges as US Lifts Restrictions

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China, Hong Kong Battling 'Stealth Omicron' Surges as US Lifts Restrictions
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'People should not get the wrong impression that the virus situation is now under control,' said one public health expert in Hong Kong.

to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, officials in China and other countries are ramping up restrictions amid new surges in infections.in China have been placed in partial or full lockdown as public health officials in the country reported Sunday that Covid-19 cases doubled from the previous day, with 3,400 confirmed daily cases.Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people,on Monday.

The restrictions are set to stay in place until at least March 20 as more than a dozen Chinese provinces fight outbreaks of both the Delta and Omicron variants,China has relied on a"zero-Covid" approach since the coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan in late 2019, imposing strict mitigation measures when outbreaks occur, and has managed to keep its death rate low compared to much of the rest of the world.

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