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02:03 Chinese city offers cash for clues as Covid outbreak declared a ‘people’s war’ Helen Davidson reports from Taipei for us: Residents of a Chinese city bordering Russia have been offered major cash rewards for tips on the continuing Delta outbreak, with local officials declaring a “people’s war” on the virus. Authorities announced the 100,000 yuan ($15,640) rewards for residents in Heihei, in the north-eastern Heilongjiang Province, as its total tally of cases in this outbreak reached 240. “It is hoped that the general public could actively cooperate with the tracing of the virus and provide clues to the probe,”...
