China Halts Some Classes Amid School Covid Cluster, Flu’s Return
- CDC warns of norovirus; hand, foot and mouth; chicken pox
- Lockdowns, testing have eased in China after Covid Zero pivot
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A number of schools across China halted classes earlier this week to stem the spread of Covid and other pathogens ranging from flu to the norovirus, as the country begins to see a comeback of other illnesses after pandemic restrictions were eased.
Ten second-graders in the same classroom tested positive for Covid on rapid antigen tests last weekend in eastern e-commerce hub Hangzhou, prompting local education authorities to suspend their class for four days starting Monday. The students were likely infected for the first time, officials said.