China reports most new daily Covid-19 cases in more than two months

Residents queue outside a Covid-19 vaccination center in Beijing, China, on Friday, March 4, 2022. China will likely announce its lowest economic growth target in more than three decades when top leaders gather Saturday for a key political meeting, putting pressure on the government to step up fiscal stimulus to spur demand and jobs. - Bloomberg

BEIJING, March 6 (Bloomberg): China reported the highest number of new daily Covid-19 cases in more than two months as the eastern coastal city of Qingdao detected surging infections.

A total of 175 locally transmitted symptomatic cases were found on Saturday (March 5), 88 of them in Qingdao, according to the National Health Commission. Outbreaks in north-eastern Jilin and southern Guangdong continue to spread, with both provinces reporting dozens of new cases.