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China is experiencing the largest corona outbreak in months. The number of infections in Hebei province just outside Beijing rose to 90 within a few days. On Thursday alone, the health commission reported 51 new cases in the province.
China is experiencing the largest corona outbreak in months. The number of infections in Hebei province just outside Beijing rose to 90 within a few days. On Thursday alone, the health commission reported 51 new cases in the province.
Dozens of asymptomatic cases have also been reported. The authorities are alarmed and have declared a "state of war" in the fight against the virus. Transport connections by buses, trains and airplanes to the provincial capital of Shijiazhuang,
300 kilometers northeast of Beijing, were largely interrupted. The eleven million inhabitants are being tested. Roadblocks have also been set up. Some residential areas in Shijiazhuang have been cordoned off.
Classes in kindergartens, elementary and middle schools have been suspended. Additional medical staff was mobilized. The cities of Xingtai and Nangong, where 500,000 people are being tested, are also affected.
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