China reports over 100 new Covid-19 cases for seventh day

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk along a street during a snowy morning in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. A Chinese province near Beijing grappling with a spike in coronavirus cases is reinstating tight restrictions on weddings, funerals and other family gatherings, threatening violators with criminal charges. - AP

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters/Xinhua): China reported more than 100 new Covid-19 cases for a seventh day on Tuesday in the worst domestic outbreak since March last year, with one northeastern province seeing a record daily increase.

Mainland China posted 118 new cases on Jan 18, up from 109 a day earlier, the national health authority said in a statement.