BEIJING: China on Sunday (Nov 6) reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were sticking with strict coronavirus curbs, likely disappointing
China recorded 4,610 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, of which 588 were symptomatic and 4,022 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said, the most since May 6 and compared with 3,837 new cases a day earlier, of which 657 were symptomatic.
China's anti-COVID measures are"completely correct, as well as the most economical and effective", said disease control official Hu Xiang."We should adhere to the principle of putting people and lives first, and the broader strategy of preventing imports from outside and internal rebounds." Goldman Sachs analysts said Saturday's announcement showed"the government still needs to keep its zero-COVID policy until all preparations are done. This may take a few months, in our view," they wrote, saying their"baseline" expectation was for a reopening in the April-June quarter.
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