China reported 13,000 COVID cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two years ago, with Shanghai now the epicentre.
SHAGHAI - China reported 13,000 COVID cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two years ago, with Shanghai now the epicentre of the country's worst outbreak.
Tens of millions of Chinese residents have once more endured some form of lockdown over the last month, disrupting work and damaging the economy. Vice Premier Sun Chunlan urged "resolute and swift moves to stem the spread of the virus" after a visit to Shanghai, official news agency Xinhua reported Sunday.
China, the country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019, is among the last remaining places following a zero-COVID approach to the pandemic.
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