NEW: China sets new daily COVID record for 2nd straight day as Beijing tightens restrictions
China hit a new daily record for a second straight day on Friday as authorities moved to enforce restrictions in an attempt to control outbreaks across the country.earlier this month, including reducing quarantine periods, in an attempt to cause less disruption to the world's second-largest economy.
However, authorities are now moving to cordon off major cities "block by block" and introducing other curbs while conducting mass testing in an attempt to curb surging COVID cases,It's triggered panic-buying in parts of Beijing, and grocery stores the capital's largest district, Chaoyang, have stopped accepting orders due to delivery apps being inundated with requests, per Bloomberg.some 6.
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China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily recordBEIJING (AP) — China is expanding lockdowns, including in a cental city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record. People in eight districts of Zhengzhou with a total of 6.6 million residents were told to stay home for five days beginning Thursday, except to buy food or get medical treatment.
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China reports new daily record COVID cases, curbs tighten across countryChina on Friday reported another record high of daily COVID-19 infections, as cities across the country enforce measures and curbs to control outbreaks.
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