China COVID cases jump as outbreak near Myanmar worsens


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Chinese in Ruili, on the border with Myanmar, line up to get tested for COVID-19 on Sept. 16. © cnsphoto/Reuters April 5, 2021 11:36 JST | China Copy Copied China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all new local cases. Ruili's local government put residents in its urban area under home quarantine, launched a massive testing drive and began restricting people from leaving and entering the city from last week after reporting COVID-19 patients. The city accounted for...