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Mar 11 • 6 tweets • 4 min read

#BREAKING Northeastern Chinese city of 9 million locks down as Covid cases spike

#UPDATE Changchun, a northeastern Chinese city of nine million people, has been ordered to lock down as authorities scramble to halt a fresh outbreak that has pushed #COVID19 case counts to their highest in two years

📸 A resident undergoes a Covid-19 test in Jilin province

Map showing current cases of #COVID19 around mainland China

#BREAKING China to introduce rapid antigen tests for first time as #COVID19 outbreaks spread: health commission

#UPDATE China said Friday it would introduce the use of rapid antigen tests for the first time, as #COVID19 cases nationwide soared to their highest levels in two years on the back of the omicron variant

Number of new cases of #COVID19 over 7 days compared to the previous week, by country, as of March 10

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