China’s Covid Cases Near Record High in Test for Looser Rules
- National tally increases as outbreaks persist in key cities
- China will build more hospitals in sign of more cases to come
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China’s virus cases rose again, climbing to near their highest of the pandemic, with authorities signaling they’re preparing to face even more infections as the country eases some of its Covid Zero rules.
The country reported 24,028 infections for Thursday, holding at the highest since April when Shanghai’s outbreak spurred a surge in the national case tally. The southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou remains a hotspot, with more than 9,000 new cases. China’s most populous city, Chongqing, said it found 4,631 new infections.