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Reuters
Health
Andrew Galbraith

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Shanghai reports more symptomatic covid cases as more lockdowns imposed | History Defined

A person wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) grabs goods from a trolley at the entrance of a residential compound, as the city eases the lockdown in some areas, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Brenda Goh

Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China tightened controls as the country kept up its "dynamic clearance" approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

The Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, a central Chinese manufacturing area that includes Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, announced a 14-day lockdown on Friday "to be adjusted according to the epidemic situation".

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