China records the highest daily Covid-19 case in more than 2 years
China recorded more than 13,000 new Covid-19 infections on April 2 alone, the highest since the peak of the epidemic in Wuhan more than two years ago.
According to Channel News Asia, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) today (April 3) recorded 1,506 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on April 2, down from 2,129 previously. day. However, the number of asymptomatic Covid-19 infections confirmed at the same time has reached 11,781.
In total, the number of Covid-19 cases in China on April 2 reached 13,287, the highest number since the epicenter of the outbreak in Wuhan peaked in February 2020. 1,455 of these cases are community infections, mainly from the country’s two largest epidemic centers at the moment, Shanghai and Jilin.
Chinese health officials have confirmed that the current wave of Covid-19 in the country is caused by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, which is appearing in dozens of provinces and cities.
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| The majority of current community-acquired Covid-19 cases in China have come from Shanghai and Jilin. Photo: Reuters |
In Shanghai, China’s most populous city, the head of the health authority here admitted it was struggling to contain the outbreak of a new wave of Covid-19. The streets of Shanghai were deserted for two days over the weekend due to lockdown measures. It is estimated that nearly 70% of corona virus infections across mainland China were detected from mass testing in this city of 26 million people.
China’s Vice Premier Sun Chunlan called for “resolute and swift moves to prevent the spread of the corona virus” after his visit to Shanghai, according to Xinhua News Agency. The city blockade was expected to last only 4 days, but now looks set to last a few more days as new batches of testing are carried out.
The new wave of the Covid-19 epidemic is having an increasingly severe impact on the Chinese economy, as many factories are forced to close and millions of consumers are forced to order goods online.
In addition, the blockade of Shanghai risks affecting the supply chain, as road transport services in the city may be delayed by epidemic prevention measures.
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