China Reports Record Number of COVID Cases With More Than 80 Million Locked Down
, the biggest one-day increase of the entire pandemic. The high case count comes as the province of Jilin and its 24 million people were placed into lockdown on Monday, with millions more in China under harsh restrictions.. Historically, China has regarded asymptomatic cases as not “real” cases of covid-19, despite the fact that people who aren’t showing symptoms can still transmit the disease. And while those case numbers are still tiny when compared to China’s massive population of 1.
The Chinese cities of Shenzhen , Langfang , and Dongguan are currently in lockdown with strict rules about leaving only leaving your home for essential reasons. Shanghai and Xian also have some version of covid restrictions in place, meaning that many restaurants and theaters are closed., and it’s not clear how long Beijing will pursue a “covid zero” strategy of completely eliminating the virus.
Many westerners have questioned whether China’s covid-19 numbers were authentic over the past two years, often suggesting that Beijing was hiding a massive case load and death toll. But it should be clear now that China’s covid-19 success was real, even if it was admittedly a direct result of incredibly harsh lockdowns.
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