China Covid-19 cases rebound as Communist Party gears up for key congress


A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Jing'an district, after new Covid-19 cases were reported in Shanghai, on Saturday night, October 8, 2022. - AFP

BEIJING, Oct 9 (Bloomberg): China is being hit by a rebound in Covid-19 cases following the week-long National Day holiday, just as the country’s top leaders gather in Beijing for a meeting with President Xi Jinping.

The nation recorded 1,645 new Covid infections on Saturday, the highest total since Sept. 2.

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