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Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges

Thursday, March 17th, 2022

Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China today as surging coronavirus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to city streets on a scale not seen since the pandemic’s start. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases, more than double the previous day’s tally, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant Read more