China raced to contain its worst coronavirus outbreak in months, as health officials blamed the highly infectious Delta variant for a surge in infections.
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"The main strain circulating at present is the Delta variant... which poses an even greater challenge to virus prevention and control work," Mi Feng, spokesman for the National Health Commission , said at a press briefing. Hundreds of thousands have already been locked down in Jiangsu province, while Nanjing has tested all 9.2 million residents twice.
Officials in one Chongqing district ordered emergency mass testing late Friday for people who had visited venues linked to confirmed cases. Health officials said the virus was likely brought there via the Nanjing cluster, according to preliminary investigations.
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