Mass testing, lockdowns kick in as China battles worst Covid wave in 2 years

The Chinese authorities reported 2,300 new virus cases nationwide on Monday, news agency Reuters reported. A day earlier, China witnessed a single-day spike of over 3,400 Covid-19 cases, the highest daily figure in two years. After two years of virtually closed borders, mass testing, targeted lockdowns and quarantines, the restrictions are being scaled as cases surge across the country.Lockdowns, stricter curbs kick inSeventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, as the southern city battled an Omicron flare-up in factories and neighbourhoods linked to nearby Hong Kong, which is recording…