China has reported five new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases. Overall Covid-19 cases in China has reached to 90,829 and a total of 85,914 patients have been discharged and 4,636 who died as a result of the virus.
COVID-19 crisis: China reports 32 cases on April 4, highest since Jan 31
The total number of new Covid-19 infections, including imported infections originating from overseas, stood at 32, marking the highest total since January 31
Reuters | April 5, 2021 | Updated 07:57 IST
China reported its biggest daily jump in new Covid-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all new local cases.
Ruili s local government put residents in its urban area under home quarantine, launched a massive testing drive and began restricting people from leaving and entering the city from last week after reporting Covid-19 patients.
China s factory activity expanded at the slowest pace in seven months at the start of 2021, weighed down by falling export orders amid a surging global pandemic and rising costs, a business survey showed on Monday. The slowdown in the manufacturing sector underscores the fragility of the ongoing economic recovery in China, as Beijing grapples with a resurgence of local Covid-19 cases in northern China and navigates rising tensions with Washington and its allies.
Asian shares slip for 5th straight session, silver gets retail boost The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) dropped to 51.5 last month, the lowest level since June last year and easing markedly from December s reading of 53.0. The 50-mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
New outbreak of COVID-19 in China leads to lockdowns, curbs
It seems that China has certainly not defeated the coronavirus entirely as new cases emerged in Beijing, and local transmission keeps on spreading. It seemed that China may have hurried in declaring the victory against COVID-19. (Image: IANS)
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Updated: Jan 22, 2021, 11:44 AM IST
China is grappling with the issue of coronavirus once again with a new lockdown announced in the capital city of Beijing. Some are citing it to be the worst outbreak in China since March 2020 as new clusters emerge and the outbreak becomes bigger.
Even though Chinese leader Xi Jinping had declared a win over COVID-19, it is reported that the recent outbreak in China began in Hebei and then spread to 11 other regions in the Northeast, and finally, it reached Beijing.