China reports zero local virus cases as Delta outbreak retreats
The Hindu
New domestic infections have been falling for over two weeks.
China reported no new domestic coronavirus cases on Monday, and Beijing appears poised to bring to heel the pandemic's most serious resurgence in months—driven by the highly contagious Delta variant —with mass testing and targeted lockdowns. The latest outbreak, which began in mid-July when cleaners at a Nanjing airport tested positive, is the most severe since COVID-19 first surfaced in the central city of Wuhan. Over a thousand people have been infected across dozens of cities.More Related News