In China, 37 million people are in COVID lockdown. Here's what we know

In China, 37 million people are in COVID lockdown. Here’s what we know Tens of millions of people are living under lockdown in China, as the country battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. This outbreak has spread far faster than previous waves of less infectious variants, with daily cases skyrocketing from a few dozen in February to more than 5,100 on Tuesday — the highest figure since the early 2020 outbreak in Wuhan. The number may sound low compared to other countries, but it is alarmingly high for a nation that has attempted to…