China recorded 4,420 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections, the National Health Commission said, the most since May 6 and compared up fromWhile case numbers are extremely low by global standards, China has stuck with a zero-COVID approach nearly three years into the pandemic that involves lockdowns, quarantines, frequent testing and a drastic decrease in inbound travel.
China's anti-COVID-19 measures are "completely correct, as well as the most economical and effective," said disease control official Hu Xiang. "We should adhere to the principle of putting people and lives first, and the broader strategy of preventing imports from outside and internal rebounds." However, many analysts have said they do not expect significant easing to begin until after China's annual parliamentary session in March.
The southern city of Guangzhou continued to report rising infections, with 66 new locally transmitted symptomatic and 1,259 asymptomatic cases, compared with 111 symptomatic and 635 asymptomatic cases a day before, authorities in the city of nearly 19 million people said.
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