China re-imposes confinements after new record of Covid-19 cases of the ‘zero covid’ strategy. China registered 31,444 new cases, in the last 24 hours, among which 27,517 are asymptomatic, informed the Ministry of Health. third most populous city in the world – imposed a confinement, which was marked by scenes of violence and food shortages. This week, according to Ao Minuto, which cites Lusa, the authorities also reported the first deaths from Covid-19 in China in six months, bringing the total to 5,232. China, the world’s most populous country with around 1.4 billion people, is the only major economy still trying to contain the spread of the virus. ‘ includes the con death of entire cities, the obligation to submit a negative test for the new coronavirus to access public spaces and the isolation of all positive cases and their direct contacts in designated facilities, often in degrading conditions. China has also kept its borders practically closed since March 2020. Beijing is facing the worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic. Dozens of residential buildings were confined, schools closed and companies asked employees to work from home. The Chinese capital announced about 1,500 new positive cases (the vast majority asymptomatic), among its 22 million inhabitants. This week, the city opened a makeshift hospital in an exhibition center and suspended access to the Beijing University of International Studies after detecting a case on campus. .6 million residents have been told to stay indoors for the next five days, only going out to buy food or receive medical treatment. Daily mass testing has been ordered, as part of what the city government has called the “annihilation war” of the virus. , measures that particularly affect migrant workers. In many cases, residents say the restrictions go beyond what is permitted by national guidelines. Guangzhou on Monday suspended access to Baiyun district, home to 3.7 million people, while residents of some areas of Shijiazhuang, a city with 11 million people southwest of Beijing have been instructed to stay at home while mass tests are carried out.Read more…Source: Jornal Notícias