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China has reported its highest daily tally of locally transmitted Covid-19 cases since the end of September, with a northern border city in soft lockdown to contain infections. Out of the nine local cases recorded on Monday, two were found in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, according to data from the National Health Commission (NHC) on Tuesday. Erenhot city in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, next to Mongolia, advised its 76,000 residents on Monday not to step out of their residential compounds except for essentials. As of Tuesday morning, it had reported a total of four local cases...