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China reported a record high in daily Covid-19 infections on Thursday as it imposed localised lockdowns in several cities including in capital Beijing.
Authorities struggled to control the surging outbreak, given the promise of easing the controversial ‘zero-Covid’ strategy, reports Hindustan Times.
Mainland China reported more than 31,600 Covid infections for Wednesday, the highest daily number since the pandemic broke out in the central city of Wuhan in late, 2019, surpassing the 29,317 high logged in April during the Shanghai outbreak.
According to the local report, the total caseload since November 1 now stands at over 310,000, a surge that has left city governments across China struggling and searching for ways to curb the spread.
Beijing recorded over 1,600 fresh Covid-19 cases for Wednesday, the third consecutive day of 1,000 plus cases, and one death related to the infection, taking the toll to six in the ongoing outbreak.
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