China on alert for Covid-19 variant from India as Labour Day stress test looms


China is on high alert after a number of people coming into the country tested positive for a coronavirus variant believed to have helped fuel a catastrophic surge of cases in neighbouring India.

The reports come as China prepares for an immense stress test next week – the five-day Labour Day holiday when travellers are expected to make about 265 million trips around the country.

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