The number of Covid cases recorded in China has hit a new daily record as the country deals with a huge spike in infections.
Recorded cases of the virus rose by 31,444 in just 24 hours, the National Health Commission revealed on Thursday - the highest daily figure since the novel coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan in late 2019.
Despite most other countries lifting restrictions since the start of the year, China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) has kept to a "zero-Covid" strategy that aims to isolate every reported case and impose strict lockdowns in affected areas.
