Mainland China reported 1,807 new local symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest daily figure in two years and more than triple the caseload of the previous day, as surging infections in a northeastern province squeeze health resources.
Highlights
- Mainland China reported 1,807 new local symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
- Surge prompted health authorities to allow the public to buy rapid self-test kits for the first time to help detect infections quickly.
- Northeast province of Jilin reported 78% of the national total, up from 134 a day earlier.
- Shenzhen reported 60 new local cases with confirmed symptoms for Saturday, the city’s highest since China contained the first outbreak in 2020.
- Six officials with local government or Communist Party authorities in the southern city of Dongguan have been removed from their roles for doing a poor job in COVID prevention and control, state media said.