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90% of people in China province infected with Covid, says local health official

Travellers with their luggage embrace at the Futian Port between mainland China and Hong Kong
Millions of people in China are expected to travel in the lead-up to lunar new year, leading to fears of a surge in Covid cases. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Almost 90% of people in China’s third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top local official has said, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.

Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan province, told a press conference that “as of January 6, 2023, the province’s Covid infection rate is 89%”.

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