Shanghai logged 21,058 new local Covid infections, most of which were mild, authorities said
Authorities in Beijing are on high alert for a surge in coronavirus cases amid a fresh outcry in Shanghai over buildings blockaded under China's zero Covid policy, the media reported.
The city went on high alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday following which city officials suspended classes in the school for a week
All of those who passed away had serious underlying health conditions such as malignant tumours, coronary heart disease and hypertension
Moreover, the government has announced any residential community with a single new positive case to be sealed for an additional 14 days
Beijing has gone on high alert as the situation turned grim following the emergence of clusters of Covid-19
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The city, battling China's biggest coronavirus outbreak so far, reported 12 new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, up from 11 a day before
City officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results. The Chinese capital also reported four other confirmed cases on Friday that were counted separately
Besides Shanghai, the rest of the local cases were reported in 16 other provincial-level regions including 136 in the northeastern province of Jilin, and six in Beijing
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Shanghai's cases accounted for 95% of the 18,598 new cases on China's mainland, of which 2,133 had symptoms
Shanghai will also adopt different policies for Covid-19 testing and screening in different areas, they added
In most countries, including the United States, guidelines stipulate that any death where COVID-19 is a factor or contributor is counted as a COVID-related death
Hong Kong on Thursday relaxed pandemic restrictions, with Disneyland and museums reopening and nighttime restaurant dining resuming as the city's worst Covid-19 outbreak appears to be fading.
Apart from Shanghai, 17 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local Covid-19 cases, including 95 in the north-eastern province of Jilin, and one in Beijing, the Commission report said
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The deaths took the total death toll in Shanghai to 10, with the virus continuing to spread
Shanghai reported seven more deaths due to Covid-19 as the Chinese financial hub grapples with a record outbreak, taking the death toll in the country to 4,648 with over 21,400 new cases
Shanghai reported seven more deaths due to Covid-19 as the Chinese financial hub grapples with a record outbreak