Major Chinese city battles Delta Covid variant first detected in India with lockdowns, mass testing – By Arjun Kharpal (CNBC) / June 7 2021
- Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong are carrying out mass testing and have locked down areas to try to control a flare up in coronavirus cases in Guangzhou.
- More than 100 cases have been reported in Guangdong, China’s most populous province, with 96 of them in Guangzhou, the province’s capital.
- The Guangzhou cases are concerning because they involve the Delta strain of the coronavirus, which was first detected in India and can spread very quickly.
GUANGZHOU, China — Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong are carrying out mass testing and have locked down areas to try to control a flare up of coronavirus cases in Guangzhou.
The city has cited the Delta variant of the coronavirus, first detected in India, as a driver behind the uptick in cases it has reported since the latter part of May. The Delta strain is known to be highly transmissible.
Guangzhou, a city of over 15 million people and the provincial capital, has reported 96 of the over 100 cases in Guangdong province in this latest outbreak.
China, where the coronavirus first emerged last year, quickly got the epidemic under control and has had very few cases over the past 12 months. However, clusters have emerged in parts of the country including major cities like capital Beijing and finance hub Shanghai.
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