(CNSPhoto via Reuters)Tens of thousands of university students are under lockdown on their campuses in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, which is battling the biggest flareup in the country’s current Covid-19 outbreak, according to the Dushikuaibao newspaper. Two universities in Zhuanghe in Dalian have imposed the curbs since the port city discovered Covid cases on Nov 4, the report said, citing students. With more than 1,000 locally transmitted infections spread across 21 provinces, the current outbreak is the broadest flare-up since the virus first emerged in Wuhan in late 2019. Dalian has become the country’s latest hotspot, reporting 40 local cases on Saturday out of the 57 new infections added nationwide. The country has fully vaccinated 1.07 billion people, and 49 million have received booster shots, according the National Health Commission.

Source: Bangkok Post November 13, 2021 12:12 UTC