Tag: Yangzhou

China Announces Highest Daily COVID-19 Infections in Current Outbreak

China announced its highest daily infections of new COVID-19 patients on Aug. 6, in the current outbreak that was first reported on July 20. Officials blamed the latest clusters mainly on the highly transmissible Delta variant, ordered residents in the cities that have outbreaks to line up for mass tests, restricted people’s movement, and locked…


China Seals City as Its Worst Virus Outbreak in a Year Grows

BEIJING—China’s worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year-and-a-half ago escalated Wednesday with more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one city, and the punishment of its local leaders. The country is now on high alert as an outbreak of cases connected to the international airport in the eastern city of…