China recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases/day ever with over 13,000 cases

Among them, the city Shanghai is currently the epicenter of COVID-19 outbreak the worst of China.

The highly transmissible variant of Omicron has spread to more than 10 provinces in China. And the current outbreak is also testing the country’s patience for tough restrictions, as Beijing imposes targeted lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions. at a time when much of the world has reopened.

Tens of millions of Chinese residents were once again subject to some form of lockdown in March, disrupting jobs and damaging the economy.

China’s National Health Commission said in a statement that the country recorded 13,146 new COVID-19 cases on April 3, and “no new deaths” were reported. This is the highest number of COVID-19 cases/day in China since mid-February 2020.

China reported 13,146 cases of COVID-19 on April 3. (Photo: NDTV)

On April 3, the streets of Shanghai were quiet as the local government imposed a prolonged city-wide blockade. Nearly 70% of all infections across China were detected in Shanghai after mass testing of 25 million residents of the city was carried out.

The Shanghai government admits that the city is struggling to contain a new outbreak of COVID-19 with thousands of people now in isolation centers and medical workers facing severe pressure. .

China’s Vice Premier Sun Chunlan called for “quick and resolute moves to prevent the spread of the epidemic” after his visit to Shanghai, the official Xinhua news agency reported on April 3.

China, the country where the SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected in 2019, was one of the last to adhere to a “Zero COVID” strategy for the pandemic.

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