All 31 mainland provinces recorded at least one local Covid-19 case over the past ten days. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - China is battling Covid-19 in every province despite its use of the world's strictest measures to keep the virus out.
The widening spread of coronavirus creates challenges for local leaders, even as China's latest wave is easing, since snap lockdowns and strict mitigation measures are often used to contain small flareups. "Despite a decline in headline Covid cases, the actual Covid situation in China might be worsening, as Omicron has once again spread to large cities," Ting Lu, chief China economist at Nomura Holdings wrote in a note on Monday."Markets could once again be hit in the next couple of weeks, likely triggering another round of cuts by economists on the street," if the cities step up their containment measures, he said.
Confidence in China among American firms fell to a record low, leading many to delay or cancel investment in the world's second-largest economy, according to a survey from the US-China Business Council.in two major districts, and Chengdu, one of the biggest cities in western China, closed major public venues and postponed school reopening.
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