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China sees biggest COVID-19 spike in over 5 months, 4 cities in lockdown
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China sees biggest COVID-19 spike in over 5 months, 4 cities in lockdown

  • The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, fell to 38 from 81 cases a day earlier. Seven of those were reported in Jilin, another northeastern provicne that borders Heilongjiang, underscoring the risk of transmission into differnet parts of the country.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 10:11am
UK PM Johnson to impose tougher COVID-19 curbs shortly
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UK PM Johnson to impose tougher COVID-19 curbs shortly

  • Cases of COVID-19 have risen sharply in Britain in recent weeks, fuelled by a new and more transmissible variant of the virus.
  • If you look at the numbers, there's no question that we're going to have to take tougher measures and we'll be announcing those in due course.
Published 04 Jan, 2021 05:39pm