SHANGHAI/BEIJING - China's financial hub, Shanghai, reported another Covid-19 infection outside quarantine even as total case numbers in the city continue to decline; while the daily toll in capital
SHANGHAI/BEIJING - China's financial hub, Shanghai, reported another Covid-19 infection outside quarantine even as total case numbers in the city continue to decline; while the daily toll in capital Beijing fell for the fifth straight day.
Persistent coronavirus cases among people not in quarantine underscore the challenge Shanghai faces in keeping the virus in check after more than a month of punishing lockdowns.authorities have taken drastic measures to quarantine all those infected and isolate people exposed to them - in some cases all residents of an entire apartment block - to prevent the virus spreading.
In Beijing, officials reported 24 new daily cases, dropping for the fifth day from a peak of almost 100 as health authorities manage to stamp out most of the early clusters. Still, officials in the capital face challenges in trying to eradicate the spread of virus, which has persisted for more than a month.
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