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As the new wave of COVID-19 continues to ravage the nation with more than 300 confirmed local cases registered by Thursday, China has rolled out anti-epidemic measures that are being imposed more promptly and stringently than previous moves, putting at least three cities in lockdown and implementing stricter penalties for people obstructing related work.

[national Health Commission: 39 new confirmed cases yesterday 23 local cases] from 0 to 24:00 on October 27, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Xinjiang production and Construction Corps reported 39 new confirmed cases. There were 16 imported cases and 23 local cases.

A former vice mayor of a Chinese town on the border with Myanmar lamented local lockdowns and disruptions caused by repeated Covid-19 outbreaks and wrote a rare plea for a "strong" helping hand from Beijing.

China reported 23 locally transmitted symptomatic cases for Wednesday.

A few border cities in northeastern China started to tighten COVID-19 measures, restricting travel and limiting gatherings in public spaces, and some declared a "pre-war" mode of vigilance and monitoring.

BEIJING - China placed a third city under lockdown on Thursday to tackle Covid-19 numbers, with around six million people now under orders to stay home as Beijing chases zero cases before the upcoming Winter Olympics.

BEIJING (Reuters) -A former vice mayor of a Chinese town on the border with Myanmar lamented local lockdowns and disruptions caused by repeated COVID-19 outbreaks and wrote a rare plea for a strong helping hand from Beijing. Ruili, in the province of Yunnan, has faced some of the toughest curbs in the country under Beijings zero-tolerance policy, as a key international transit point for southwest China, following multiple outbreaks since last year. Chinas border towns, faced with a higher risk o...

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