Kina raportoi 3,393 raste të reja Covid-19 të dielën, tha Komisioni Kombëtar i Shëndetësisë, më shumë se dyfishi i një dite më parë, pasi vendi përballet me shpërthimin e tij më të rëndë të virusit në dy vjet.
nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities close schools in Shanghai and lock down several northeastern cities, as almost 19 provinces battle local outbreaks of the Omicron and Delta variants.
The city of Jilin has been partially locked down, with hundreds of neighborhoods sealed up, an official announced Sunday.
China, where the virus was first detected, has maintained a strict ‘zero-Covid’ policy enforced by swift lockdowns, travel restrictions and mass testing when clusters have emerged.
But the latest flare-up, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant and a spike in asymptomatic cases, is challenging that approach.
Residents of Jilin have completed six rounds of mass testing, local officials said. On Sunday the city reported over 500 cases of the Omicron variant.
The neighboring city of Changchun – an industrial base of nine million people – was locked down Friday.
The mayor of Jilin and the head of the Changchun health commission were fired from their jobs Saturday, state media reported.
