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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

China: ‘Zero Covid’ outlier imposes more lockdowns as coronavirus infections hit record high

Health workers guard the entrance of a residential area under lockdown due to Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Beijing

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

China expanded lockdowns on Thursday as the only major country in the world still pursuing a strict “zero Covid” policy reported a record high number of coronavirus infections.

In the city of Zhengzhou, more than six million residents in eight districts were told to stay at home for five days, except to buy food or get medical treatment.

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