Nu är Kina på gång..........Stort reportage från Singapore's Strat Times om den obevekliga Delta-variantens spridning i Kina!
China on high alert as Covid-19 outbreaks linked to domestic tourists spread
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east- ... r-olympics
BEIJING - A rash of coronavirus outbreaks, including in capital city Beijing, has put China on high alert mere months before the Winter Olympics, with officials warning that cases are likely to rise in the coming days.
The latest spate of infections has now affected 11 provinces and is linked to the Delta variant, health officials have said. Most of the cases were linked to domestic tourists, given the country's closed borders.
According to a senior health official, over 100 infections in the current outbreak were linked to holidaymakers, including those who had gone on a self-driving holiday.
The outbreak is believed to have a foreign source, said deputy director of disease control at the National Health Commission (NHC) Wu Liangyou at a press briefing on Monday (Oct 25).
China reported 39 new coronavirus infections, 35 of which were local transmissions, on Monday. Mainland China currently has 561 active Covid-19 cases.
While the number appears low as compared to many countries around the world, the country has a zero tolerance approach to the virus, responding to each infection with stringent measures that include quarantine and even lockdowns of entire housing estates.
"It is expected that as the investigation and screening of at-risk groups continues, the number of cases detected in the next few days will continue to increase," said Mr Wu.
"The scale of the epidemic may grow further."
China's top official overseeing the Covid-19 response, Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan, said last week that the multiple outbreaks, coupled with the quickly approaching winter season, means the development of this wave could be "uncertain".
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