Chinese health officials announced on Sunday that they would test all residents of the northeastern city of Dalian as the local authorities scrambled to control the spread of a new cluster of Covid-19 infections.
Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. China reported 35 local infections cases on Saturday, 22 in the northwest region of Xinjiang, which reported cluster infections earlier this month, and 13 in Liaoning province – 12 of which were in Dalian.
North Korea reported its first suspected Covid-19 infection, with leader Kim Jong-un announcing a state of emergency and placing Kaesong, a city near the border with the South where the case was confirmed, under lockdown. Brazil reported 51,147 new virus cases, down from the 55,891 reported the previous day. The country has now seen almost 2.4 million cases, according to health ministry data, second only to the US which has over 4 million.
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