China continues to fight its worst Covid-19 outbreak, sees highest daily count since start of pandemic
Zee News
China has recorded 5,280 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours with the worst-hit area being the Jilin province.
New Delhi: China on Tuesday (March 15, 2022) continued to fight its worst Covid-19 outbreak and witnessed its highest daily count since the start of the pandemic. China reported 5,280 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours with the worst-hit area being the Jilin province, which is scrambling to rein in the fast spread of the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of Covid-19.
Over 30% of the 2022 cases have now been recorded in the northeastern province of Jilin.
Jilin, which spans 1,87,400 sq km, has announced that all its 24.1 million residents were prohibited from travelling out of or into the province, or across different areas within the province.
The recent record surge has also forced the authorities to put at least 10 cities and counties under Covid-19 lockdown, including the tech hub of Shenzhen, which is home to over 17 million people.
The high-tech Shenzhen city has sealed all communities, villages and has suspended bus and metro services from Monday to Sunday due to the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
