Despite strict measures intended to eradicate the virus, China has registered the greatest daily number of Covid cases since the outbreak started.
There are outbreaks occurring in a number of significant cities, including the capital Beijing and the southern commercial hub Guangzhou.
31,527 cases were reported on Wednesday as opposed to a peak of 28,000 in April.
For a nation of 1.4 billion people, the figures are still insignificant, and as of right now, just over 5,200 people have perished as a result of the pandemic.
This translates to three Covid fatalities per million in China, vs 3,000 per million in the US and 2,400 per million in the UK, albeit it can be challenging to make precise comparisons between them.
China’s zero-Covid policy undoubtedly saved lives, but it also had a devastating impact on the economy and the lives of regular people.
