China Boosts Covid Vaccine Rollout as Local Infections Flare Up


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Medical staff administer the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on March 30, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images China is rolling out a variety of measures to boost use of its Covid-19 vaccinations at home and abroad, while cases within its borders have hit a two-month high. China’s National Health Commission on Monday reported 32 new cases for April 4, the highest daily uptick since February. Twenty-one cases were reported the day before. Of the 32 on Sunday, 15 were local infections, and all were in the southwestern province of Yunnan, the commission said. Meanwhile, China...