Millions Under COVID-19 Lockdown As China Battles Delta Variant Outbreak

China has been hit by what state media are calling the 'most extensive Covid outbreak since Wuhan' after cases of the Delta variant escaped border quarantine

Daily Mail: Millions are put into lockdown in China as the country tries to contain 'most extensive Covid-19 outbreak since Wuhan'

* The Delta variant has reached more than 20 cities and a dozen provinces

* Local governments are carrying out mass testing and cordoning off homes

* Some cities are under strict lockdowns with residents unable to leave home

Millions of people have been placed back into lockdown in China as the country tries to contain its largest coronavirus outbreak in months with mass testing and travel curbs.

The country reported 55 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases today as an outbreak of the fast-spreading Delta variant reached over 20 cities and more than a dozen provinces.

The latest surge, which state media has labelled the 'most extensive outbreak of Covid since Wuhan', began when airport workers in Nanjing who had cleaned a plane that arrived from Russia later tested positive for the virus.

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WNU Editor: Unlike last year, the Chinese press is covering this outbreak very extensively .... 31 provincial-level regions warn against unnecessary travel amid rampaging Delta variant infections (Global Times). More here .... Chart of the Day: How did COVID-19 Delta variant spread from Nanjing across China? (CGTN).

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