A medical worker in a protective suit collects a sample from a resident for nucleic acid testing, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, on the day of the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
China reported 921 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 16, of which 245 were symptomatic and 676 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
That is compared with 1,026 new cases a day earlier – 244 symptomatic and 782 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.
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