China locks down major transportation hub as it grapples with largest Covid outbreak since April

 China has locked down a major transportation hub in the south, as the country grapples with its largest Covid outbreak since April. More than 28,000 new infections were reported nationwide – nearing a record high since the pandemic began. Guangdong province and the city of Chongqing logged over 16,000 and…

Curbs start crawling back in China after first Covid death in 6 months | Top points

With Covid cases on the rise, China has started reintroducing curbs. The nation recorded around 24,215 fresh infections, over the last 24 hours, the vast majority of them asymptomatic. Most of the infections are taking place due to the spread of the Omicron sub-variants. While China has an overall vaccination rate of…