Covid panic sweeps China as new outbreak puts officials on red alert

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China is on red alert as the nation has rolled out “the most complicated and severe prevention and control” measures to contain the spread of Covid, which is reportedly rapidly worsening as officials struggle to get a hold of the endemic virus. Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week that the Chinese capital is currently is facing one of the toughest outbreaks since the pandemic first began, warning that officials are under huge pressure to contain the spread. 

 

It comes after the reported deaths of three people in Beijing over the weekend, which marked the first fatalities from COVID-19 in six months, with cases on the up despite its tough zero-Covid policy.

According to the National Health Commission, there were 26,824 local infections across the country on Sunday, close to April’s peaks. Speaking at the 420th press conference on the prevention and control of Covid in Beijing, Mr Xiaofeng said there were clear regional differences, but warned that officials are still scrambling to get a clearer understanding to roll out better-targeted measures and conduct and more unified response. 

The senior health official implied that measures to control the COVID-19 epidemic are expected to get even tighter to limit the spread, but warned that the situation is getting increasingly harder to manage. 

Students are now set to have their classes moved online as schools gear up to shut, with residents in some of the worst-affected areas ordered to stay at home. 

This is a breaking story. More to follow. 

 

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