China's Covid-19 cases hit one-month high as holiday spots flare

Residents queueing to undergo Covid-19 tests at a swab collection site in Guangzhou, China, on July 31, 2022. - AFP

BEIJING (Bloomberg): China's Covid-19 tally climbed to the highest in about a month, driven by people travelling during the week-long National Day holiday and sparking a fresh round of lockdowns aimed at controlling the outbreaks ahead of the Party Congress.

The country reported 1,138 new local infections for Wednesday, the highest since Sept 9, with 457 cases in Inner Mongolia where several cities and counties are under lockdown.