Over 1,800 cases reported Friday from 1,885 Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
as the nation pursues its rigid Covid-zero policy with dogged determination.
Chengdu, the nation's sixth-largest city that was ordered to lock down Thursday, reported 155 new infections Friday, edging up from the 150 the previous day. The technology hub of Shenzhen reported 87 new infections Friday, stoking fears of a second lockdown in the wake of a seven-day one in mid-March.
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